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The Austin Bruins will make the trip to South Dakota this weekend for the first meeting in franchise history with the Watertown Shamrocks (2-8-0-1) for a pair of games on Friday and Saturday in Prairie Lakes Ice Arena. 

The road trip marks the seventh and eighth games of the season that the Bruins (6-5 overall) have played on the road, ninth and tenth if you include the three neutral site games at the NAHL Showcase. The Bruins are an even 3-3 when listed as the visiting team on the scorecard, including the first game of the Showcase against Elmira. 

The Bruins split their home and home series against St. Cloud last weekend, with the home team picking up the victory in each contest.

The Shamrocks also have been away from home for some time, as the Central Division newcomers haven’t seen home ice since their 3-0 loss to Aberdeen on Oct. 5th. Watertown is 0-3 when playing at Prairie Lakes Ice Arena in their inaugural season.

The Shamrocks traveled to Central Division leader Bismarck this past weekend, falling 5-2 on Friday and 2-0 on Saturday. The newcomers are 0-5-0-1 in the month of October, with their last wins coming in the form of back to back victories at the Showcase. 

Puck drop both night’s is scheduled for 7 p.m. with play-by-play coverage provided by David Koier on NATV.