The Kirtland Hornets will be taking part in a tournament against the Rootstown Rovers at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kirtland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
While Kirtland's win against Wellington wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Hornets had just enough and edged out the Dukes 3-2 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kirtland.
Marko Valentic and Bram Crisci scored all three of Kirtland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 26 goals.
Meanwhile, Rootstown made easy work of Grand Valley on Thursday and carried off a 4-1 victory. Considering Rootstown have won ten contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kirtland's win bumped their record up to 9-6-3. As for Rootstown, their victory bumped their record up to 13-4-1.
Kirtland suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Rootstown when the teams last played back in September. Can the Hornets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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