Hill City/Northland will take on the Deer River Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Deer River took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Hill City/Northland, who comes in off a win.
Hill City/Northland took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mountain Iron-Buhl, sneaking past 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory Hill City/Northland has posted since April 16th.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Deer River's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake of the Woods on Thursday. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Warriors haven't been shut out since back in April.
Hill City/Northland's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Deer River, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season.
Hill City/Northland was able to grind out a solid victory over Deer River in their previous matchup on May 2nd, winning 8-3. Will Hill City/Northland repeat their success, or does Deer River has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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