Midland Trail has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Nicholas County Grizzlies at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Midland Trail's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Hoover on Tuesday. They came up short against the Huskies, falling 10-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Huskies: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Nicholas County and Pocahontas County combined for 13 shots on goal on Saturday, which explains the impressive five total goals scored. Nicholas County fell just short of Pocahontas County by a score of 3-2. The contest was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but the Grizzlies couldn't quite close it out.
Shayne Watters wasn't going to let Pocahontas County walk away unscathed as he scored both of Nicholas County's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
Midland Trail's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Nicholas County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-7.
Midland Trail suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Nicholas County in their previous meeting on September 10th. Can Midland Trail avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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