The West Anchorage Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Service Cougars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: South Anchorage, who was ranked fifth at the time (West Anchorage was ranked third). The Eagles never let the Wolverines get on the board and left with a 4-0 win on Thursday. West Anchorage's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matchups.
They hit South Anchorage with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Adoum Abakarabdou, Torin Connaker, Luca Driscoll, and Brooks Kirsch.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last match, Service made sure to put some goals up on the board against Eagle River on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Wolves with a sharp 4-0 victory. The contest was close at halftime, but Service turned on the heat in the second half with three goals.
West Anchorage pushed their record up to 12-2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 35 goals over those six matchups. As for Service, their win bumped their record up to 7-5-1.
West Anchorage got the 'W' when the teams last played back in April against Service by a conclusive 4-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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