Modoc is 1-9 against Tulelake since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Modoc Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tulelake Honkers at 11:00 a.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Modoc took a loss when they played away from home last Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Butte Valley 6-1. With that win, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 3 goals per game.
Their offense was hitting Butte Valley from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Mackenzie Diven led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Tulelake faced Trinity in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Tulelake put the hurt on Trinity with a sharp 6-1 victory. The Honkers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by four goals or more this season.
Modoc's win bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Tulelake, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season.
Modoc skirted past Tulelake 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. Will Modoc repeat their success, or does Tulelake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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