The Forrest Rockets will take on the Battle Creek Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Forrest comes in on six and Battle Creek on three.
Forrest's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Richland 1-0. That's two games straight that Forrest have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Battle Creek rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vikings/Viqueens, sneaking past 3-2. Christopher Solis had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Battle Creek.
Forrest's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-1-2. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those five contests. As for Battle Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
Forrest took their win against Battle Creek in their previous matchup back in March by a conclusive 5-1 score. Do the Rockets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Grizzlies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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