Caroline Cook provided all the offense Catlin Gabel needed Monday. (Photo by Matt Wallin)
Caroline Cook provided all the offense Catlin Gabel needed Monday. (Photo by Matt Wallin)

Junior Caroline Cook scored in the 70th minute to lift Catlin Gabel to a 1-0 win at Scappoose in a nonleague girls soccer match Monday.

The Eagles, ranked No. 2 in the OSAAtoday Class 3A/2A/1A coaches poll, improved to 5-0-1 with the win. Class 5A Scappoose fell to 3-2.

Catlin Gabel faces a long layoff before its next match Sept. 28 against its rival, top-ranked Oregon Episcopal (5-0). It will be a rematch of last year's state final, won by Aardvarks 5-1.

Eagles coach Chris Dorough said Monday's win was "definitely a really good battle for us as we set up to face Oregon Episcopal, who will play a tough 80 minutes with us."

Scappoose, coming off a 2-0 loss to Oregon Episcopal on Thursday, played Catlin Gabel straight up for much of the match. But with 10 minutes left, Cook made a well-placed strike to break the scoreless tie.

The schedule doesn't get any easier for the Indians, whose next match is Wednesday at home against Valley Catholic (2-1-2), ranked No. 1 in 4A.