The Kenai Central Kardinals will challenge the Soldotna Stars at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kenai Central will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Thursday, then bounced right back against Redington on Friday. The Kardinals put the hurt on the Huskies with a sharp 6-1 victory. It was an even better day for Katie Johnson as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Soldotna faced Homer in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. The Stars beat the Mariners by a goal, winning 2-1. The win continues a trend for Soldotna in their matchups with Homer: they've now won three in a row.
Kenai Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-2. As for Soldotna, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-3.
Kenai Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Soldotna when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 1-0. Will the Kardinals repeat their success, or do the Stars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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