Gladstone Gladiators Boys Soccer 0-3 Oregon Episcopal

Oregon Episcopal handed Gladstone a 3-0 defeat Thursday night in a non-league boys soccer match played in Portland. The Gladiators, representing Gladstone, Oregon, and the Tri-Valley Conference (4A), dropped to 1-1 on the season after the road loss. Oregon Episcopal controlled the match from the opening whistle, finding the net three times while keeping the Gladstone attack off the scoreboard. The Gladiators came in off a winning start to the year, but the Aardvarks proved a stiff early-season challenge, exposing areas Gladstone will look to sharpen as the schedule progresses. Road contests against strong programs like Oregon Episcopal often serve as useful measuring sticks, and this one gave the Gladiators plenty of film to study. Gladstone will turn its attention back to Tri-Valley Conference play with lessons learned from this outing, looking to build on the strengths that earned them their season-opening win and correct the breakdowns that allowed three goals Thursday.