The Norfolk Panthers will be taking part in a tournament against the North Platte Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Norfolk has six straight wins, North Platte has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Norfolk will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Lincoln Southwest, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was the Panthers who were credited with the victory on Thursday. Norfolk got it done in the shootout by posting five goals to Lincoln Southwest's four.
North Platte lost 5-1 to Lexington on Tuesday.
The Bulldogs' goal came courtesy of Wudit Dasen, which was the first he's scored this season.
Norfolk pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for North Platte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything went Norfolk's way against North Platte in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Norfolk made off with a 4-1 victory. In that matchup, the Panthers amassed a halftime lead of 4-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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