The Howards Grove Tigers will take on the Xavier Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few goals on average (Howards Grove 0.4, Xavier 0.4) so any goals scored will be well earned.
Howards Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran a 3-0 shutout. Howards Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by three goals or more this season.
Meanwhile, Xavier waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 2-0.
Howards Grove's win bumped their record up to 11-1-4. As for Xavier, their victory bumped their record up to 20-1.
Howards Grove came up short against Xavier in their previous matchup back in June of 2025, falling 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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