The Standish-Sterling Panthers will challenge the Houghton Lake Bobcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Standish-Sterling has 11 straight wins, Houghton Lake has 12 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Standish-Sterling took a seven-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Sacred Heart Academy, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Panthers had just enough and edged out the Irish 2-1 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Houghton Lake challenged Crossroads Charter Academy on Friday. The Bobcats came up short against the Cougars, falling 8-0.
Houghton Lake's loss dropped their record down to 0-13-1. As for Standish-Sterling, their victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1.
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