Riverton is 1-7 against Jackson Hole since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wolverines are taking a road trip to face off against the Broncs at 6:00 p.m.
Riverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Green River, who was ranked ninth at the time (Riverton was ranked tenth). The two teams finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Jackson Hole strolled into their game on Saturday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their defense stepped up to hand Natrona County an 11-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Jackson Hole, who have now won nine matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Their offense was hitting Natrona County from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Finn Beninga led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Jackson Hole pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those five games. Riverton's draw gives them a new season record of 3-5-2.
Riverton suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Jackson Hole when the teams last played on April 10th. Can the Wolverines avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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