The Mt. Mansfield Cougars will challenge the Essex Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Mt. Mansfield's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Essex's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Mt. Mansfield is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Vermont's top teams: Burlington, who was ranked 21st at the time (Mt. Mansfield was ranked second). The Cougars walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Seahorses on Friday. The win continues a trend for Mt. Mansfield in their matchups with Burlington: they've now won six in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Essex). Everything went their way against Rutland on Friday as they made off with a 6-1 victory. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Essex considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Mt. Mansfield's win bumped their record up to 9-2-1. As for Essex, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6-1.
Mt. Mansfield came out on top in a nail-biter against Essex in their previous matchup back in September, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Cougars have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hornets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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