The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears will head out on the road to face off against the West Valley Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Juneau-Douglas is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Lathrop, who was ranked eighth at the time (Juneau-Douglas was ranked 13th). The Crimson Bears fell 2-0 to the Malemutes on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Valley). They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over North Pole on Thursday. The victory was some much needed relief for West Valley as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Their offense was hitting North Pole from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Charlee Stanford led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Juneau-Douglas has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-6-1 record this season. As for West Valley, their win bumped their record up to 5-7-1.
Juneau-Douglas came out on top in a nail-biter against West Valley in their previous matchup back in April, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crimson Bears since the team 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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