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With just two games to go in the Pacific Coast Soccer League regular season, Victoria Highlanders head coach Dave Dew likes where his team stands 鈥� at the top of the table.
A 4-1 victory over the Tim Hortons Pinnacles in Penticton on Saturday night improved Dew鈥檚 club to 8-1-5. The Highlanders will look to make it a weekend road sweep today with a 2 p.m. matchup against the fourth-place Khalsa Sporting Club (7-5-1).
The Highlanders got comfortable early on Saturday as Adam Ravenhill provided a 1-0 lead just six minutes into the contest. Cooper Barry upped the advantage to 2-0 in the 24th minute and Tarnvir Bhandal stroked in a penalty kick for a 3-0 lead for the visitors by halftime.
James Fraser got one back for the Pinnacles with a diving header 10 minutes into the second half.
Crafty Highlanders midfielder Cam Hundal made it 4-1 in the 90th minute after a lengthy run from midfield.
鈥淲e got the early goal and the goal differential tonight was good for us,鈥� said Dew, as first place may have to be determined by goals for and against in a tight race. 鈥淲e鈥檒l see where it goes from here.
鈥淪unday will be tough. I expect they will field a better team than the one we saw in Victoria,鈥� Dew said of the Khalsa matchup.
Brandon Watson earned the win in goal for the Highlanders and Noah Pawlowski is expected to be back in goal today for Victoria.
