The Ottawa Pirates will head out to challenge the Kankakee Kays at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Kankakee took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Ottawa, who comes in off a win.
Ottawa will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals on Thursday, then bounced right back against DePue on Tuesday. The Pirates' defense stepped up to hand the Little Giants a 9-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Ottawa's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Their offense was hitting DePue from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Ayla Covalsky led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Kankakee didn't have quite enough to beat Bradley-Bourbonnais on Thursday and fell 3-2. The loss continues a trend for Kankakee in their meetings with Bradley-Bourbonnais: they've now lost seven in a row.
Ottawa's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Kankakee, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Ottawa suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Kankakee in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can the Pirates avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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