Forest Park hasn't had much luck against Jasper recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rangers will take on the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m.
Forest Park is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Washington on Tuesday. The Rangers fell just short of the Hatchets by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for Forest Park seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in August.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Jasper). They never let Evansville Bosse get on the board and left with an 18-0 win on Monday. Jasper might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by three goals or more this season.
Jasper is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-5-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 39 goals over those six contests. As for Forest Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-3.
Forest Park might still be hurting after the 4-0 loss they got from Jasper when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Rangers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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