Howards Grove and Slinger pushed the score to 5-3 the last time they played Slinger, but on Thursday defenses reigned supreme. The Tigers' defense stepped up to hand the Owls a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Howards Grove have won by just one goal.
Howards Grove has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it.
They will have a chance to go back-to-back against Slinger: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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