Ross hasn't had much luck against Springfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Little Giants will square off against the Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Ross had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the four-goal drubbing they dealt Central Catholic on Monday. The Little Giants blew past the Fighting Irish 5-1. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Ross were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Springfield waltzed into their contest two weeks ago with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Bobcats a 4-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for Springfield, who have now won ten matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
Kyle Mortus was the driving force of Springfield's attack as he scored all four of Springfield's goals, bringing his season total up to 45 goals.
Ross' victory bumped their record up to 5-8-4. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to 14-1-1.
Ross suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Springfield in their previous meeting back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Little Giants were down 5-0.
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