The Eastern Comets will take on the Rochester Zebras at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Eastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Eastern's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They put the hurt on North Miami with a sharp 5-0 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Eastern needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
They hit North Miami with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Austin Shafer (2), Tyce Winkler, Carlos Garcia, and Wade Colyer.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Rochester had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Vikings. The game was the first time Rochester have beaten Tippecanoe Valley on their pitch since September 29, 2021.
The win made it two in a row for Rochester and bumps their season record up to 5-9-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored ten goals over those two matches. As for Eastern, their win bumped their record up to 7-5-1.
Eastern took their victory against Rochester in their previous matchup back in October of 2015 by a conclusive 3-0 score. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Zebras turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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