The Rhinelander Hodags will face off against the Ashland Oredockers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Rhinelander has six straight wins, Ashland has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Rhinelander's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Northland Pines 5-0. Give Rhinelander's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Ashland's offense. They fell just short of Xavier by a score of 1-0 on Saturday.
Rhinelander pushed their record up to 9-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those five contests. As for Ashland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Rhinelander might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from Ashland when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Can the Hodags avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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