The Bell Bulldogs will head out on the road to  face off against  the Crystal River Pirates  at 6:30  p.m.  on Friday. Bell will be strutting in after a  win while Crystal River will be coming in after a  loss.
If Bell beats Crystal River with four  goals on Friday, it's going to be the  team's new lucky number: they've won their past two  matches with that exact score. Bell had just enough and edged Branford out  4-3 on Thursday. The  victory made it back-to-back  wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, Crystal River managed to keep up with Hudson until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Crystal River lost  5-2 to Hudson. The Pirates' defeat continues a  trend for the  squad, making it three in a row.
 Madden Verlato wasn't going to let Hudson walk away unscathed as he scored both of Crystal River's goals, bringing his season total up to five goals.
 Bell is  on a roll lately: they've  won six of their last eight games,  which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record  this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as  they  scored 36  goals over those eight  contests. As for Crystal River, their loss dropped their record down to 1-12.
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