Wilbur Cross is 9-1 against North Haven since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Wilbur Cross Governors will take on the North Haven Nighthawks at 6:00 p.m. Wilbur Cross is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Wilbur Cross is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Connecticut's top teams: Hand, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Wilbur Cross was ranked ninth). Wilbur Cross fell just short of Hand by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. The Governors' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Adam Trachten, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, North Haven entered their tilt with Law on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Lawmen onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. While the Nighthawks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-9-1), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Having lost for the first time this season, Wilbur Cross fell to 5-1. As for North Haven, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Wilbur Cross beat North Haven by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Will Wilbur Cross repeat their success, or does North Haven have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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