The Lake Highlands Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Nimitz Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Lake Highlands is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
On Tuesday, Lake Highlands beat Pearce 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for Lake Highlands as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They hit Pearce with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Katelyn Hoppers (2),
Kacy Corcoran, and
Dani Chaump.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Nimitz's offense. They fell 2-0 to Highland Park on Friday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Nimitz in their matchups with Highland Park: they've now lost five in a row.
Lake Highlands' win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-4-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 26 goals over those five games. As for Nimitz, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10-2.
Everything went Lake Highlands' way against Nimitz when the teams last played back in February as Lake Highlands made off with a 5-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lake Highlands since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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