Boise is 9-0-1 against Mountain View since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Boise Brave will take on the Mountain View Mavericks at 11:00 a.m. Boise is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.1 goals per game this season.
Boise is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Rocky Mountain, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Boise was ranked second). Boise fell just short of Rocky Mountain by a score of 3-2 on Wednesday. The Brave have struggled against the Grizzlies recently, as their game on Wednesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Avi Rajbhandari and
Baraka Dayi scored both of Boise's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Mountain View rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-2 win over the Mustangs. The high-scoring effort was just what the Mavericks needed considering they were shutout in their previous contest.
With the loss, Boise broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-3-1. As for Mountain View, they now have a winning record of 10-9-2.
Boise was able to grind out a solid victory over Mountain View when the teams last played back in September, winning 2-0. Will Boise repeat their success, or does Mountain View have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
