West Valley is 0-5 against Dimond since May of 2016 but things could change on Thursday. The Wolf Pack will challenge the Lynx at 3:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Juneau-Douglas, who was ranked 14th at the time (West Valley was ranked 12th). The Wolf Pack won by a goal and slipped past the Crimson Bears 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for West Valley.
Mary Stordahl and Mataya Powers scored all three of West Valley's goals, bringing their combined season tally to seven goals.
Meanwhile, Dimond entered their tilt with Bartlett on Saturday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Golden Bears an 8-0 shutout. Considering Dimond have won 13 contests by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Dimond's victory bumped their record up to 16-1-1. As for West Valley, they picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 6-7-1.
West Valley might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Dimond in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Wolf Pack avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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