Memorial vs. River Falls
I was not able to attend the game, but wanted to drop in a few updates for everyone in case you missed it as well. Memorial scored early on a Brenner goal but River Falls quickly matched them at the 8 minute mark for a 1-1 game. Memorial responded in the 16th minute on a goal by Rosenberger. A great sign that these two are scoring goals and leading the team. 2-1 at the half until another Memorial goal by Brenner…he is getting hot right now….in the 56th minute made it 3-1. Late goals at the end by Memorial in the 89th minute extended the lead to 5-1. Solid win by the Abes.
-Will Hartman and Ashton Johnson scored their first Varsity goals for Memorial…always a cool moment. Well done lads!
-Memorial out shot River Falls 17-4, sign of a dominating performance, even if it was reasonably close on the score line for most of the game.
-Big Week next week for the Abes. Rivalry game with North on Tuesday and then the Big Rivers Showdown with Hudson on Thursday. Can Memorial grab a share of first or will Hudson put a strangle hold on the title.
Here is a quick update on the Big Rivers Conference play.
September 17th Games:
Memorial 3 Rice Lake 0
Hudson 8 River Falls 2
Menomonie 3 Chippewa Falls 0
River Falls v Menomonie Postponed to 9.29
Chippewa Falls v Rice Lake Postponed
North v Hudson Postponed
September 24th Games:
Rice Lake 2 River Falls 1
North 3 Menomonie 0
Memorial 9 Chippewa Falls 1
Rice Lake 2 North 1
Memorial 5 River Falls 1
Hudson 9 Menomonie 0
Big Rivers Conference Standings
Win -Loss -Tie
Hudson 7-0-0 21 Points
Memorial 7-1-0 21 Points
Rice Lake 6-2-0 18 Points
North 3-4-1 10 Points
River Falls 2-5-1 7 Points
Menomonie 1-7-0 3 Points
Chippewa Falls 0-0-7 0 Points
Quick Take Aways:
-Hudson is in control, but the second Memorial v Hudson game still looms. Memorial will have a full squad for the rematch….so maybe a different result?
-North had a chance to make a real statement, but Rice Lake won 2-1 in the recent match up to maintain their solid third place position..
-Menomonie had some real momentum last week, but a bit of a disappointment for me to lose both games by a combined 12-0 score.
Games for the Week of OCTOBER 1
Tuesday Games: Memorial v North, Hudson v Rice Lake, River Falls v Chippewa Falls
Thursday Games: Hudson v Memorial, Chippewa Falls v North, Menomonie v Rice Lake
Game of the Week: Hudson v Memorial.
Here we go again. The last game was decided in the last minutes with a close fought 1-0 win for Hudson. Can Memorial return the favor. Will the new line up produce the results needed to take down a very good Hudson team. This likely decides the Conference Champion for the season. Big Game!!