Newcastle is 2-8 against Douglas since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Newcastle Dogies will be staying on the road to face off against the Douglas Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newcastle is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Torrington, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Newcastle was ranked 20th). Newcastle walked away with a 3-1 victory over Torrington on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Douglas had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 goals), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Bison out 1-0. Avynn Yost had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Douglas.
Newcastle's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-8. As for Douglas, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
Newcastle suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Douglas in their previous meeting back in April. Can Newcastle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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