Tara is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Willow is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tara Trojans will take on the Willow Lions at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Tara rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Tigers a 1-0 shutout. Give Tara's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Sahir Martinez, who's now up to 19 this season.
Meanwhile, Willow put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Kaplan with a sharp 9-0 victory. While fans of Willow might be used to big wins, the nine-goal margin marked the team's biggest victory yet this season.
Tara is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3-1 record this season. As for Willow, their win bumped their record up to 19-0-4.
