Bristol's and Maplewood's contest on Thursday was close at halftime, but Bristol turned on the heat in the second half with two goals. The Bristol Panthers' defense stepped up to hand the Maplewood Rockets a 3-0 shutout. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Rockets, too.
Jenna Perris and
Alexa Atchison scored all three of Bristol's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 19 goals.
Bristol's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-10-1. As for Maplewood, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bristol will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Garfield at 10:00 a.m. Bristol is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season. As for Maplewood, they will take on Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Maplewood likes a good challenge.
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