St. Maries is 0-10 against Timberlake since October of 2020 but things could change on Thursday. The Lumberjacks will host the Tigers at 4:00 p.m. St. Maries will be strutting in after a win while Timberlake will be coming in after a loss.
St. Maries headed into their last contest having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Priest River let them put that streak behind them. The Lumberjacks were the clear victors by a 7-3 margin over the Spartans on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for St. Maries as it spelled an end to their three-match losing streak.
Their offense was hitting Priest River from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Nisha Banjao led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Timberlake managed to keep up with Post Falls until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Tigers came up short against the Trojans, falling 3-0.
Timberlake's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for St. Maries, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
St. Maries suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Timberlake in their previous meeting back in September. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Lumberjacks were down 5-0.
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