The North Tahoe Lakers will take on the Elko Indians at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Tahoe is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They never let Lowry get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but North Tahoe were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Elko had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.8 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They put the hurt on the Colts with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for Elko, who have now won 11 matchups by three goals or more so far this season.
North Tahoe's victory bumped their record up to 15-3-1. As for Elko, their win bumped their record up to 14-5-1.
North Tahoe beat Elko 3-1 when the teams last played back in August. Will the Lakers repeat their success, or do the Indians have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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