Rhinelander and Northland Pines are an even 4-4-2 against one another since September of 2019, but likely not for long. The Rhinelander Hodags will venture away from home to take on the Northland Pines Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with eight losses in a row, Rhinelander finally turned things around against Mosinee on Thursday. They beat the Indians by a goal, winning 2-1.
Meanwhile, Northland Pines entered their tilt with Three Lakes/Phelps on Monday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their defense stepped up to hand Three Lakes/Phelps a 2-0 shutout.
Guilherme Amirez Francesca and
Illand Shepardsen scored both of Northland Pines' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Rhinelander's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-11. As for Northland Pines, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-2-2.
Rhinelander suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Northland Pines when the teams last played back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Rhinelander was down 3-0.
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