The Boulder Creek Jaguars will take on the Flagstaff Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
Boulder Creek is headed into Friday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They came up short against Pinnacle on Wednesday, falling 5-2. The Jaguars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Flagstaff). Their defense stepped up to hand Lee Williams an 8-0 shutout on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Eagles needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Flagstaff is also on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those five contests. As for Boulder Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.
Boulder Creek might still be hurting after the 3-0 defeat they got from Flagstaff when the teams last played back in December of 2015. Can Boulder Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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