The Shepard Astros will venture away from home to take on the Oak Forest Bengals at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Shepard's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Shepard fell victim to Bremen and their airtight defense on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Braves.
Meanwhile, Oak Forest came tearing into Wednesday's matchup with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals), and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Panthers a 1-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Oak Forest were the better team in the second half.
Oak Forest pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 20 goals over those five games. As for Shepard, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
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