The South Anchorage Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Chugiak Mustangs at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Anchorage is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Bartlett, who was ranked 20th at the time (South Anchorage was ranked fifth). The Wolverines' defense stepped up to hand the Golden Bears a 5-0 shutout on Tuesday. Considering South Anchorage's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Bartlett with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Zach Buss (2), Robert Marshall, Ole Reese, and Chase Gleaton.
Meanwhile, Chugiak hadn't done well against Service recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Mustangs sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Cougars. The victory continues a trend for Chugiak in their matchups with Service: they've now won three in a row.
Chugiak now has a winning record of 6-5-1. As for South Anchorage, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
South Anchorage was able to grind out a solid victory over Chugiak in their previous meeting back in April, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wolverines since the squad 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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