The Thatcher Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Catalina Trojans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Thatcher gave up the first goal on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 3-1 victory over ALA - Ironwood. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Meanwhile, Catalina came tearing into Tuesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 3-1. Three seems to be a good number for the Trojans as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Catalina pushed their record up to 12-3-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 36 goals over those eight matches. As for Thatcher, their win bumped their record up to 11-8-1.
Thatcher suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Catalina in their previous meeting back in January. Can Thatcher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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