Soldotna hasn't had much luck against Kenai Central recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Stars will host the Kardinals at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Soldotna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Houston, who was ranked 22nd at the time (Soldotna was ranked ninth). The Stars never let the Hawks get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory on Saturday. That nine goal margin sets a new team best for Soldotna this season.
Meanwhile, Kenai Central had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 goals) and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. Everything went their way against the Mariners as they made off with a 7-1 win. Kenai Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Homer from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Brynnen Hanson led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Soldotna has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 22 goals over those eight matchups. As for Kenai Central, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
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