The Norfolk Panthers will square off against the Kearney Bearcats at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Norfolk is ranked 20th, while Kearney is ranked 11th).
Norfolk will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Lincoln Southeast, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Norfolk who was credited with the victory. Norfolk got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Lincoln Southeast's four. Norfolk's winning goal came courtesy of Yanxi Limonta.
Kearney's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Lincoln North Star by a score of 2-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kearney.
Norfolk is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Kearney, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
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