North Pole has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Hutchison Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
North Pole is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Palmer, who was ranked seventh in their home state at the time (North Pole was ranked eighth). North Pole lost 3-0 to Palmer on Friday.
Meanwhile, Hutchison was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 7-0 to Palmer.
North Pole's defeat dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Hutchison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Everything went North Pole's way against Hutchison in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as North Pole made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Pole 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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