The Bend Lava Bears will face off against the Central Panthers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bend is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Oregon's top teams: Summit, who was ranked 21st at the time (Bend was ranked 13th). The Lava Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Storm last Wednesday, sneaking past 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Lava Bears' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Central hadn't done well against Dallas recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Panthers put the hurt on the Dragons with a sharp 3-0 victory.
Bend's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-7. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-11.
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