Pine River-Backus has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Laporte Wildcats at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Monday, Pine River-Backus didn't have quite enough to beat Mille Lacs co-op [Isle/Onamia] and fell 3-2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Laporte duked it out with Nevis on Thursday. The Wildcats took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Laporte's loss dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Pine River-Backus, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
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