Chugiak is 1-9 against West Anchorage since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Eagle River, who was ranked 21st at the time (Chugiak was ranked 12th). The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand Wolves a 7-0 shutout on Wednesday. Reed Douthit was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, West Anchorage had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Golden Bears as they made off with a 7-2 victory. With West Anchorage ahead 5-0 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
West Anchorage's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those three matchups. As for Chugiak, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Chugiak might still be hurting after the 4-1 loss they got from West Anchorage when the teams last played back in March. Can the Mustangs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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