Oakwood/Catlin has gone 7-0 against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Oakwood/Catlin Comets will face off against the Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. Oakwood/Catlin is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Oakwood/Catlin is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bunnies. The loss continues a trend for the Comets in their matchups with the Bunnies: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin entered their tilt with Hoopeston on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Cornjerkers a 5-0 shutout. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Bryson Lithgow and
Noah Rice scored all five of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 33 goals.
Oakwood/Catlin's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-3. As for Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6-1 record this season.
Oakwood/Catlin took their win against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakwood/Catlin since the team 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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