In a darkling season fraught with disappointments, last Friday night’s 4-nil beatdown of the visiting Utah Royals stands out like a bonfire in the night.
On that glorious summer. evening all the clouds that loured on the Thorns’ house cleared away. Forwards - not just one, but two forwards - scored. The defense not only didn’t derp but kept a clean sheet, only the third of the season. The Thorns thoroughly crushed Utah.
Now, before we get too excited, this was Utah. The Royals have not been particularly good against Portland this season.