The Norfolk Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norfolk is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln East, who was ranked 18th at the time (Norfolk was ranked 11th). While the 2-2 score might suggest a draw, it was the Panthers who were credited with the victory on Tuesday. Norfolk got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Lincoln East's three. Even though Norfolk got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Omar Nava was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Isidro Rosas was the driving force of Norfolk's attack as he scored both of Norfolk's goals, bringing his season total up to 14 goals.
On Tuesday, Lincoln Southwest earned a 3-1 win over Kearney. Lincoln Southwest haven't had any issues with Kearney recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Norfolk's record is now 11-3. As for Lincoln Southwest, their record now sits at 7-4.
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