(MacKenzie) has been stringing great practices together. He had a great game last Thursday and then (Saturday) he got started a little slowly, but then he got into his groove and started to shoot better.

We changed our offense, spread it out. McCarthy stepped up offensively and Rooney played well. We were more consistent on defense, especially Brian in goal.

This is a big rival. And it doesn't make a difference who's playing well and who's the better team because anybody can win. We're the better team and we're probably the more skilled team, but they play us tough. They test us and they always challenge us.