The Rock Springs TIGERS will head out to take on the Star Valley Braves at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rock Springs will be strutting in after a victory while Star Valley will be coming in after a defeat.
Rock Springs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Green River, who was ranked 12th at the time (Rock Springs was ranked eighth). The TIGERS put the hurt on Wolves with a sharp 5-0 win on Thursday. The result was nothing new for Rock Springs, who have now won six matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Star Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Riverton. That's two games in a row now that Star Valley have lost by just one goal.
Rock Springs has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five contests. As for Star Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8-1.
Rock Springs was able to grind out a solid win over Star Valley when the teams last played back in March, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the TIGERS since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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