The Washburn Castle Guards will face off against the Northland Pines Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Washburn is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against Lakeland on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Thunderbirds.
Meanwhile, Northland Pines had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Beavers by a score of 4-2. The Eagles better thank their lucky stars for the performance of Cody Vojta, as he scored every single goal for his team.
Northland Pines used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Cumberland. Dechlan Favorite played for 80 minutes having averaged 45 this season and Tyler Vojta got 80 vs. an average of 45. Favorite made the most of the opportunity, putting up an assist and five steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Washburn's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Northland Pines, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2-2.
Washburn came out on top in a nail-biter against Northland Pines in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Washburn repeat their success, or does Northland Pines have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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