After flying high against Steamboat Springs on Saturday, Battle Mountain came back down to earth. The Huskies fell just short of the Evergreen Cougars by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Battle Mountain couldn't quite close it out.
Battle Mountain was without their leading scorer, Jakob Methvin, in Wednesday's contest. With Methvin sitting this one out, Luc Glendining got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 35).
Battle Mountain's loss dropped their record down to 7-2-2. As for Evergreen, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Looking ahead, Battle Mountain will be playing in front of their home fans against Eagle Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Evergreen, they will head out to face off against Golden at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Evergreen's defense better be ready for this one: Golden have averaged an impressive 2.6 goals per game this season.
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