Alpena hasn't had much luck against Traverse City West recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Titans at 5:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Alpena will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Cadillac, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wildcats came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 4-2 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Traverse City West hadn't beaten Gaylord on the road since May 15, 2021 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Titans' defense stepped up to hand the Blue Devils a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Traverse City West's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Traverse City West is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matches. As for Alpena, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Alpena suffered a grim 5-0 defeat to Traverse City West when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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