A tough schedule is something Oak Moser welcomes.

The first-year coach of the Black River Falls co-op girls hockey team doesn’t want easy games filling his schedule. He wants his Tigers (4-3-1) to use every opportunity to get better.

“We’re doing well,” Moser said. “We’d like to be 8-0. Two of our three losses were to ranked teams. And the other was to last year’s (WIAA) sectional champion (Hayward).”

The Tigers have faced the top two teams in the state — a 2-0 loss to No. 1 Hudson and a 5-2 loss to No. 2 Eau Claire/Altoona — and will face seven more opponents that have been ranked among the top 10. A second chance against Eau Claire/Altoona is also coming in February.