The Eastern Hills Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the Carter-Riverside Eagles at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Eastern Hills is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Benbrook just ended the team's six-match winning streak on Tuesday. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Bobcats who were credited with the victory. Benbrook got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Eastern Hills' four. Osvaldo Ariza is probably feeling rather frustrated with he team right now: they lost despite he posting 60 goals.
Carter-Riverside is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Western Hills on Tuesday. The Eagles fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that Carter-Riverside have lost by just one goal.
Carter-Riverside's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7-2. As for Eastern Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 14-4-1.
Eastern Hills beat Carter-Riverside 4-2 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Highlanders since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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