Welcome back, Ladies and Gentlemen, to Anaheim Ice, where your USC Trojans will try to bounce back from an unfortunate loss last night against the UW Huskies in their first game since last years Pac-8 Championship. The Trojans are hoping to shut down the high powered offense of the Huskies, who are lead by Forwards Jordan Chernesky and Stefan Sobiek. Trojan Freshman goaltender Alex Caravaggio is hoping to bounce back from a great, yet disappointing game last night, and help the Trojans try to find an offensive rhythm.
My key matchup for tonight's game is between the Trojans second line of Freshman Thomas Waschenfelder, Sophomore Dave Morris, and Senior Mitchell Landsinger, against the Husky first line of Sobiek, Chernesky, and Forward Ben Waters. Coach Langille told me before the game that since he has the last change as the home team, he will try to match up his second line with their offensive juggernaut. They seemed to do the best job shutting down that line without getting too many penalties in the process. He will try to match the Trojan third line of Junior Assistant Captain Noah Comisar, Senior Max Szentveri, and Freshman Derek Peters against the Husky second line of Corey James, Phil Hareslak, and Alex Wytaske, giving the Trojan first line of Senior Charlie Mach, Sophomore Beau Selisker, and Freshman James Huebner a chance to develop a rhythm against the UW third and fourth lines.
Defensively, the Trojan blue-liners must continue to stand tall against the UW attack, but also need to a better job clearing out the front of the net. This will allow Caravaggio to see a lot better, helping him rebound from last night's loss. Look for Junior Assistant Captain Dante Caravaggio step up tonight and provide a spark for both the USC defense as well as the offense. His rushes up the ice could be the key for a USC victory tonight.
I'll be back after the first with in-game analysis.
James
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