The Seattle Sounders may have lost their scrimmage to the San Jose Earthquakes in Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, but it doesn’t mean Seattle wasn’t pleased with the match.
After drawing the Portland Timbers in a Desert Diamond friendly on Saturday, the Sounders played the Earthquakes in their final Tucson tune-up before returning to Seattle and then heading to Charleston, S.C., for the Carolina Challenge Cup from Feb. 18-25.
These early preseason friendlies are all about ramping up the team to full speed and helping newer and younger players acquiesce to their surroundings. That’s all the Sounders are concerned about.