Norfolk is 2-8 against Kearney since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Norfolk Panthers will play host again on Tuesday to welcome the Kearney Bearcats, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Norfolk's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Norfolk is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Southwest, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Norfolk was ranked tenth). Norfolk fell just short of Lincoln Southwest by a score of 1-0 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Kearney waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was the Bearcats who were credited with the victory. Kearney got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Lincoln East's two. One seems to be a good number for Kearney as the team scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Aiden Nutter, who's now up to three this season.
Norfolk's loss dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Kearney, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
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