On Thursday, The Platte faced Ralston in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Platte's defense stepped up to hand the Ralston Rams a 2-0 shutout. Two seems to be a good number for The Platte as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Parker Matthes and
Logan Ksiiazek, who scored both of The Platte's goals. The pair have combined for a total of four so far this season.
The win (which was The Platte's third in a row) raised their record to 5-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Ralston, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
The Platte will be playing at home against Elkhorn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Platte is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 3.6 goals per game this season. As for Ralston, they will head out on the road to square off against Nebraska City at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Nebraska City's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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