It may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but West Branch ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Everett a 1-0 shutout. West Branch wouldn't have won without Sydney Sankey, who scored the game-winner.
The win made it two in a row for West Branch and bumps their season record up to 4-2. The victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two matchups. As for Everett, their loss dropped their record down to 7-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. West Branch will square off against rival Moshannon Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Everett is set to take on their familiar foe Tussey Mountain at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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