It's playoff time, and Matanzas had no trouble coming through when it counted. 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's four. This was payback for the Pirates, who suffered a 4-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Matanzas has also been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-1 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 28 goals over those ten games. As for Nease, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6-3.
As of now, neither Matanzas nor Nease have any future games scheduled.
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