The Garner-Hayfield/Ventura Cardinals will take on the Humboldt Wildcats on Wednesday. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Garner-Hayfield/Ventura's offense. They lost 3-0 to Iowa Falls-Alden on Thursday. That's two games in a row now that Garner-Hayfield/Ventura have lost by exactly three goals.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Humboldt). Their defense stepped up to hand Webster City a 5-0 shutout on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Humboldt considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Garner-Hayfield/Ventura's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Humboldt, their win bumped their record up to 9-11-3.
Garner-Hayfield/Ventura was able to grind out a solid victory over Humboldt when the teams last played on Tuesday, winning 3-1. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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