With a playoff win on the line, East rose to the challenge on Friday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Leopards who were credited with the victory. The East Leopards got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Northridge Knights's four. Angel Mendoza had the honor of scoring the game-winner for East.
The win made it two in a row for East and bumps their season record up to 17-2. As for Northridge, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 12-6 record.
Coming up, East will take on Wasatch at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. Wasatch will roll in looking for their ninth straight victory, something East surely won't give up without a fight. Northridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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