The Powell Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Cody Broncs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Powell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Lyman, who was ranked 19th at the time (Powell was ranked 15th). The Panthers fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0 on Saturday. Powell's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Cody had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 goals) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They never let the Buffalos get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. Give Cody's defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
They hit Mountain View with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Carter Gail (2), Diego Morales (2), and Zane Balyo.
Cody pushed their record up to 12-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six games. As for Powell, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Powell might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Cody in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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