It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Truckee can now relate to. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the South Tahoe Vikings who were credited with the win on Saturday. The South Tahoe Vikings got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to the Truckee Wolverines' three. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Vikings apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October.
Truckee's goal came courtesy of
Keegan Dwyer, who's now up to 13 this season.
The loss snapped Truckee's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 21-4-1 record. As for South Tahoe, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-2-2 record this season.
Both are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Truckee is on the road again on Friday to play Equipo Academy at 9:00 a.m. Equipo Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Truckee surely won't give up without a fight. As for South Tahoe, they will challenge Sports Leadership & Management at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. South Tahoe's defense has only allowed 0.4 goals per game this season, so Sports Leadership & Management's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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