The Northland Pines Eagles will square off against the Lakeland Thunderbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Northland Pines' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Rhinelander. The victory continues a trend for Northland Pines in their matchups with Rhinelander: they've now won four in a row.
Ben Jastrow and Tyler Vojta scored both of Northland Pines' goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Lakeland challenged Merrill on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds blew past the Bluejays 4-0. The result was nothing new for Lakeland, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Lakeland's win bumped their record up to 13-0-1. As for Northland Pines, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5-2.
Northland Pines might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Lakeland in their previous matchup back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Eagles were down 4-0.
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