Soccer Recap: Rice Lake Victorious

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rice Lake had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They never let the Hayward Hurricanes get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. The victory continues a trend for Rice Lake in their matchups with Hayward: they've now won nine in a row.

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Previous Games

06/05/25 - Neutral	5-0 W
04/16/24 - Away	8-0 W
04/18/23 - Away	8-0 W
06/04/22 - Neutral	1-0 W
06/12/21 - Neutral	4-0 W
+ 5 more games

The win got Rice Lake back to even at 2-2-1. As for Hayward, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last eight matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-10-4 record this season.

Rice Lake will take on Baldwin-Woodville on Saturday. Baldwin-Woodville's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Rice Lake's offense will have their work cut out for them. Hayward does not have any more games scheduled as of now.