The Vashon High School girls’ soccer team played two hard-fought matches last week in its final week of Nisqually League play.

Unfortunately, they came up just short in both matches,   losing 1-0 to Bellevue Christian on Tuesday and by same score to Cascade Christian on Thursday. Both games featured plenty of reliable Vashon defense and continued development of the Vashon girls’ strong possession game, but the Pirates could not quite find the back of the next in either match.

The outcomes allowed Bellevue Christian to squeeze above them in the battle for Nisqually second place. However, the Pirates are still headed to district playoffs this weekend and they look forward to taking on a  yet-to-be determined Kitsap high school for the first round.