The Newsome Wolves will face off against the Plant Panthers at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. Newsome knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Plant likes a good challenge.
Newsome barely beat Bloomingdale the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Wolves were the clear victors by a 7-2 margin over the Bulls on Tuesday. Luca Savino was a massive factor in the win as he booted in four goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Plant kept a clean sheet against Alonso on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Ravens by a score of 2-0. Garrett Kippenberg had to tread lightly for part of the match after he was hit with a yellow card, but that was the only trouble Plant got from the refs.
Plant used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Alonso. Callan Nelson played for 80 minutes having averaged 57.7 this season and Toby Burnett got 80 vs. an average of 56. Burnett made the most of the opportunity, scoring two goals A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Newsome's win bumped their record up to 9-0. As for Plant, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Newsome came out on top in a nail-biter against Plant when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 1-0. Do Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Panthers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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