The Colony Knights will venture away from home to square off against the West Valley Wolf Pack at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Colony is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked 12th at the time (Colony was ranked sixth). The Knights won by a goal and slipped past the Malemutes 1-0. Colony haven't had any issues with Lathrop recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, after failing to score in their last matchup, West Valley made sure to put some goals up on the board against Juneau-Douglas on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Crimson Bears with a sharp 4-1 win. That three-goal margin sets a new team best for West Valley this season.
Koen Aitken and Cole Stumpf scored all four of West Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Colony's victory bumped their record up to 5-2-1. As for West Valley, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Colony came up short against West Valley in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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