The Nease Panthers will head out to take on the Matanzas Pirates at 7:20 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Nease had to skate by with only a one-goal margin when they last took the pitch, which might have inspired the three-goal drubbing they dealt Spruce Creek on Wednesday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 4-1 margin over the Hawks. The result kept Nease happy, as they haven't lost a game since November 18th.
They hit Spruce Creek with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Sydney Seizert, Wakely Mckennon, Tessa Harry, and Alana Hornberger.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Matanzas). Their defense stepped up to hand Mainland an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. Matanzas haven't had any issues with Mainland recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Nease's victory bumped their record up to 5-3-2. As for Matanzas, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 3-4-1.
Everything went Nease's way against Matanzas in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Nease made off with an 8-0 victory. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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