Match preview: Boston Breakers vs Washington Spirit

The Boston Breakers will play the Washington Spirit away tomorrow. These are two teams who have, frustratingly, missed some crucial pieces at times this season, but who are both capable of turning in scintillating performances. The problem is consistency.

The Breakers are, perhaps, the more consistent of the two at the moment, although that’s only to say they consistently draw when they could have won. The Spirit had a riotous 4-1 win over a tired, Sam-Kerr-less Sky Blue, then sank 3-0 to the Orlando Pride.

So where does that leave these two teams ahead of Saturday’s clash?

First, Boston’s defense is riddled with injuries. Brooke Elby and Christen Westphal are both still out and now Allysha…