The Gaylord Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Petoskey Northmen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Gaylord's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Marquette 3-0. The result kept Gaylord happy, as they haven't lost a game since May 10th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Petoskey). They were the clear victors by a 7-0 margin over Alpena on Tuesday. The final result isn't all the surprising considering Petoskey's considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan soccer rankings (they are ranked 57th, while Alpena are ranked 251st).
Gaylord has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-8-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four contests. As for Petoskey, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-5-1.
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