The Keene Blackbirds will head out to square off against the Goffstown Grizzlies at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Keene is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Keene is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Hampshire's top teams: Souhegan, who was ranked sixth at the time (Keene was ranked fifth). The Blackbirds put the hurt on the Sabers with a sharp 3-0 win on Wednesday. While the Blackbirds didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Goffstown came into Wednesday's match having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over Mascenic Regional on Wednesday.
Goffstown's record is now 2-5. As for Keene, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Keene suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Goffstown in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Blackbirds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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