Palmer is 0-6 against Juneau-Douglas since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palmer Moose will be playing in front of their home fans against the Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears at 5:00 p.m. Palmer is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 4.1 goals per game this season.
Palmer is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Colony, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Palmer was ranked fourth). Palmer fell just short of Colony by a score of 3-2 on Tuesday. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but Palmer couldn't quite close it out.
Cole Miller and
Bodie Miller did their best for Palmer and scored both of Palmer's goals. The pair have combined for a total of eight so far this season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Juneau-Douglas, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on April 6th. They never let Thunder Mountain onto the board and left with a 3-0 win last Tuesday.
Palmer's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2-1. As for Juneau-Douglas, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
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