The Moscow Bears will take on the Sandpoint Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Moscow will be strutting in after a victory while Sandpoint will be coming in after a loss.
Moscow is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Idaho's top teams: Lewiston, who was ranked 11th in their home state at the time (Moscow was ranked 22nd). Moscow never let Lewiston onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Bears as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to five goals the game before, Sandpoint was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 4-1 to Owyhee.
Moscow's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. As for Sandpoint, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3-1.
Moscow came out on top in a nail-biter against Sandpoint in their previous meeting on September 3rd, sneaking past 2-1. Will Moscow repeat their success, or does Sandpoint have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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