The Air Academy Kadets will face off against the Battle Mountain Huskies at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Air Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Sunday. Their defense stepped up to hand Evergreen a 1-0 shutout. The Kadets' winning goal came courtesy of Noah Kostanian Urvik.
Meanwhile, while the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was Battle Mountain who was credited with the victory on Monday. Battle Mountain got it done in the shootout by posting six goals to Regis Groff's five.
Battle Mountain was without their leading scorer, Jakob Methvin, in Monday's contest. With Methvin sitting this one out, Ezequiel Alvarez got some extra time on the pitch (110 vs. his season average of 72.5).
Battle Mountain has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4-1 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those 13 games. As for Air Academy, their win bumped their record up to 14-1-2.
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