by Team Reporter-Nate Gordon<\/p>\n
At 3 p.m. on Saturday, January18th, Williston Boys Hockey (8-4-1) will take on Gunnery (11-5-0) in the team\u2019s ninth road game of the season. The Wildcats have played just\u00a0five games in Lossone Rink, their home.<\/p>\n
In Williston\u2019s most recent game on Wednesday, January 15th<\/sup>, the Wildcats defeated Vermont Academy 4-1 (8-5-2) with junior forward Brandon Bork scoring two power play goals.<\/p>\n Against Gunnery, the Wildcats will be looking to win\u00a0their fourth game in its past. The team\u2019s most recent loss was against Berkshire (10-3-1), on Sunday, January 12th, \u00a0which ended in a final score of 2-1.<\/p>\n Gunnery comes into the game having won its last seven games. The game before the winning streak began, Gunnery lost 2-0 to\u00a0Canterbury on January 1st<\/sup>. Williston defeated Canterbury 4-2 on the road in the team\u2019s season opener on November 23rd<\/sup>. However, the second time Gunnery played Canterbury, it defeated the Saints 5-2. Williston’s first scheduled game against Gunnery was canceled due to\u00a0a snowstorm on 12\/14.<\/p>\n On December 2nd, Gunnery also tied Northwood 0-0. The Wildcats beat Northwood\u00a04-0 earlier in the season. Gunnery has played just three\u00a0away game and lost two of them. At home, Gunnery has won nine of ten games.<\/p>\n Gunnery gets major contributions from many players. It has five players with more than fifteen points already this season. The Wildcats have three players above fifteen points: Max Willman (25), Tyler Scroggins (21), Brandon Borges (23)\u2014the team\u2019s top line. Williston Head Coach Derek Cunha says of Gunnery, \u201cThey\u2019re a very balanced team, they\u2019ve got a lot of depth. Every line is gonna be dangerous.\u201d<\/p>\n About today’s game, Cunha says, \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have to match their intensity, they\u2019re a very good team at home, they played hard every shift, so we\u2019re gonna have to match that every shift and a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\n As usual, game updates will be available through the team\u2019s Twitter account (@WillistonHockey) and a game report with reactions from players and coaches will be available after the game.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" by Team Reporter-Nate Gordon At 3 p.m. on Saturday, January18th, Williston Boys Hockey (8-4-1) will take on Gunnery (11-5-0) in the team\u2019s ninth road game of the season. The Wildcats have played just\u00a0five games in Lossone Rink, their home. In Williston\u2019s most recent game on Wednesday, January 15th, the Wildcats defeated Vermont Academy 4-1 (8-5-2) … Continue reading Wildcats Looking to Win 2nd Straight, Gunnery Game Preview<\/span>