The Jacobs Eagles will head out to face off against the Rolling Meadows Mustangs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rolling Meadows is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Jacobs headed into their last matchup having not scored more than one goal for two straight, but Bartlett let them put that streak behind them. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 5-2 margin over the Hawks on Thursday. The contest was close at halftime, but Jacobs turned on the heat in the second half with two goals.
Meanwhile, Rolling Meadows had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.0 goals) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over the Bison. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Rolling Meadows were the better team in the second half.
Jacobs has now won four of their last five games at home. That gives them a 4-3 record this season. The home wins were made possible by their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five games. As for Rolling Meadows, the victory improved their record to 5-1-1.
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