Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Immanuel walked away with it. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Eagles who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. The Immanuel Eagles got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Caruthers Blue Raiders's two. That's more bragging rights for Immanuel, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of Tori Matlak, who's now up to seven this season.
Immanuel has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only given up one goal over those four matchups. As for Caruthers, they moved to 8-13-2 with that defeat, which also ended their five-match winning streak.
Immanuel didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next contest, a 5-3 victory against Firebaugh on the 19th. Caruthers does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps