The Memphis East Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Crosstown Explorers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Memphis East had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Sheffield on Tuesday. The Mustangs never let the Knights get on the board and left with a 3-0 win. Memphis East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by three goals or more this season.
They hit Sheffield with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from John Nunez, Fritz Kuusisto, and Ryan Williams.
Meanwhile, Crosstown made easy work of Douglass on Tuesday and carried off a 10-1 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 6-1.
Crosstown's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-2-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those three contests. As for Memphis East, their win bumped their record up to 8-2-1.
Memphis East came up short against Crosstown in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 3-1. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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