Both sides are the home team at final high school soccer match

There was no way La Conner wouldn’t win its soccer match at Whittaker Field last Wednesday.

But the question afterward was which of the two teams the Braves or Lady Braves won the impromptu home finale match.

A paper tally, including post-game penalty kicks, had the Braves posting an 11-4 triumph.

The scoreboard told a different story. It indicated the Lady Braves had recorded a lopsided 50-11 victory.

“Look, we won!” exclaimed a member of the girls’ team, who recorded the electronic final score with her phone camera.

The afternoon pairing was the definition of a soccer friendly, an exhibition...