The Birch Run Panthers will look to take advantage of their home pitch for the first time this season as they take on the Durand Railroaders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Birch Run is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Frankenmuth on Friday. They lost 8-0 to the Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for Birch Run in their meetings with Frankenmuth: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Durand fell victim to Clio and their airtight defense last Wednesday. They came up short against the Mustangs, falling 8-0. That's two games in a row now that Durand have lost by exactly eight goals.
This is the second loss in a row for Durand and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Birch Run, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Everything went Birch Run's way against Durand in their previous matchup back in May of 2016, as Birch Run made off with a 9-1 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Railroaders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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