The Western Branch Bruins are on the road again on Thursday to play the Grassfield Grizzlies at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Western Branch is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Indian River a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Western Branch considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Grassfield waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 6-0 win. Grassfield's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last four matches.
Their offense was hitting King's Fork from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Katie Dowd led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Western Branch pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Grassfield, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
Western Branch skirted past Grassfield 1-0 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Western Branch have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grassfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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