The Battle Creek Grizzlies are taking a road trip to face off against the Richland Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Battle Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Battle Creek's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They put the hurt on Culleoka with a sharp 9-0 victory. It was an even better day for Noah Wetherby as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Richland came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.8 goals), and they left with even more momentum. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Mustangs. Give Richland's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Richland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-4-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those six matchups. As for Battle Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7-1 record this season.
Battle Creek suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Richland in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can the Grizzlies avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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