The Wasilla Warriors will be taking part in a tournament against the Soldotna Stars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wasilla was handed a three-goal loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Homer a 1-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, Soldotna got the win against Redington on Thursday by a conclusive 10-0. Considering Soldotna have won three games by more than three goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Redington from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal. Willets Simon led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Wasilla has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2-2 record this season. As for Soldotna, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Wasilla came up short against Soldotna when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 2-0. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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