The Anderson Cubs are taking a road trip to challenge the Lassen Grizzlies at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Anderson has three straight wins, Lassen has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Anderson proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by three) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their defense stepped up to hand West Valley a 1-0 shutout. Anderson's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matchups.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Israel Garcia-Gomez, who's now up to 35 this season.
Meanwhile, Lassen fell victim to Yreka and their airtight defense on Thursday. They came up short against the Miners, falling 4-0.
Lassen now has a losing record of 5-6-1. As for Anderson, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9-1.
Everything went Anderson's way against Lassen in their previous matchup on January 15th, as Anderson made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Cubs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps