The Fairmont Firebirds have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Springfield Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Springfield better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Fairmont really get things going. Fairmont's defense stepped up to hand Stebbins a 4-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Firebirds have won four contests by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Stebbins with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Torin Brock (2),
Caleb Black, and Black.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Springfield). They were the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Piqua last Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their one-goal performance the match before.
Fairmont's victory bumped their record up to 8-4-1. As for Springfield, their win bumped their record up to 3-6-1.
Fairmont took their victory against Springfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 4-1. Will Fairmont repeat their success, or does Springfield have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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