The Bauxite Miners will face off against the Arkadelphia Badgers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bauxite's defense has only allowed 0.3 goals per game this season, so Arkadelphia's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Bauxite proved they can win big last Thursday (they won by seven) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They beat Hope by a goal, winning 2-1. The victory continues a trend for Bauxite in their matchups with Hope: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Arkadelphia earned a 3-1 win over Nashville on Tuesday.
Arkadelphia has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-6-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those five matchups. As for Bauxite, their win bumped their record up to 10-2.
Everything went Bauxite's way against Arkadelphia in their previous matchup on April 1st, as Bauxite made off with a 3-0 victory. Do the Miners have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Badgers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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