Chugiak hasn't had much luck against Service recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Chugiak is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Alaska's top teams: Kenai Central, who was ranked seventh at the time (Chugiak was ranked ninth). The Mustangs' defense stepped up to hand the Kardinals a 4-0 shutout on Friday. Considering Chugiak's offense had been struggling lately, the high-scoring outing was a much-needed turnaround.
They hit Kenai Central with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Tamo Kumrey, Elijah Lang, Alex Girbacea, and Nash Smedley.
Meanwhile, Service made easy work of Bartlett on Saturday and carried off an 8-0 victory. The win continues a trend for Service in their matchups with Bartlett: they've now won nine in a row.
The victory got Chugiak back to even at 5-5-1. As for Service, their win bumped their record up to 6-3-1.
Chugiak skirted past Service 1-0 in their previous matchup last Saturday. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Mustangs since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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