The Sturgeon Bay Clippers will head out on the road to square off against the Providence Academy Paladins at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times Sturgeon Bay and Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. The Clippers' defense stepped up to hand the Blazers an 8-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Sturgeon Bay, who have now won 12 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran kept up with Providence Academy until halftime on Thursday, but afterwards: not so much. The Paladins put the hurt on the Blazers with a sharp 7-2 win. With that victory, Providence Academy brought their scoring average up to 2.6 goals per game.
They hit Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Elliot Gungor (4), Isaiah Faulkner, Kellan Landes, and Monty Gungor.
Sturgeon Bay's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-3-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three matchups. As for Providence Academy, their win bumped their record up to 6-7-4.
Sturgeon Bay took their victory against Providence Academy in their previous meeting back in September by a conclusive 3-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Clippers since the team 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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