It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Nease can now relate to. While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Matanzas Pirates who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. The Matanzas Pirates got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to the Nease Panthers' four. The Panthers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Pirates apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2017.
Colin Negron and Braden Ho scored both of Nease's goals, bringing their combined season tally to eight goals.
Nease's loss dropped their record down to 7-6-3. As for Matanzas, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-3-1.
As of now, neither Nease nor Matanzas have any future games scheduled.
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