The Kalamazoo Central Maroon Giants will square off against the Portage Northern Huskies at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. Portage Northern took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Kalamazoo Central, who comes in off a win.
Kalamazoo Central's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Hackett Catholic Prep as they made off with a 3-0 victory. Kalamazoo Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Portage Northern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Plainwell.
The win made it two in a row for Kalamazoo Central and bumps their season record up to 3-6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those two contests. As for Portage Northern, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-9-2.
Kalamazoo Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Portage Northern in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-1. Will the Maroon Giants repeat their success, or do the Huskies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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