The Ballard Bombers will square off against the Knoxville Panthers on Tuesday. Ballard's last three matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Ballard's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Gladbrook-Reinbeck, sneaking past 1-0. That's two games straight that Ballard have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Knoxville had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.1 goals) and they went ahead and made it eight last Friday. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Dutch.
Knoxville pushed their record up to 12-1-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 25 goals over those seven games. As for Ballard, their victory ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13-2.
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