The Riverton Wolverines will head out on the road to square off against the Jackson Hole Broncs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Riverton has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Jackson Hole will arrive with seven straight victories.
Riverton is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Wyoming's top teams: Rock Springs, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Riverton was ranked 21st). Riverton fell just short of Rock Springs by a score of 2-1 on Thursday.
Riverton's goal came courtesy of
Hunter Saltsgaver, who's now up to five this season.
Meanwhile, Jackson Hole can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Saturday. Their defense stepped up to hand Natrona County an 8-0 shutout. Jackson Hole's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five games.
Riverton's loss dropped their record down to 1-7-1. As for Jackson Hole, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-1.
Riverton might still be hurting after the 14-1 defeat they got from Jackson Hole in their previous matchup on April 12th. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Riverton was down 6-1.
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