The Badger Braves are taking a road trip to challenge the Pymatuning Valley Lakers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Badger came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 8-1 to Lakeview. Badger have struggled against Lakeview recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Pymatuning Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Mustangs.
Pymatuning Valley's win bumped their record up to 8-3-2. As for Badger, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.
Everything went Badger's way against Pymatuning Valley in their previous meeting back in September, as Badger made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Braves 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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