With a playoff win on the line, East Ridge rose to the challenge on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Dr. Phillips Panthers out 3-2. This was a revenge game for the Knights: when they faced off against the Panthers back in December of 2024, they had to take a 3-1 defeat.
Breck Smigelski and JJ Quirk scored all three of East Ridge's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.
East Ridge has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 21 goals over those four games. As for Dr. Phillips, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3-4.
East Ridge will square off against Windermere at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Windermere's last seven contests have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Dr. Phillips does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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