Marshalltown hasn't had much luck against Ames recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Bobcats will take on the Little Cyclones at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Marshalltown's favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three games.
Marshalltown's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Hoover with a sharp 8-0 win. The matchup marked Marshalltown's most dominant victory of the season so far.
Meanwhile, Ames came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.3 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 Polar Bears. Give Ames' defense some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Ames pushed their record up to 7-2-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those five contests. As for Marshalltown, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
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