The Panthers’ hopes of becoming the first team since the 1981-83 Eels to go back-to-back-to-back has taken a sickening blow after Jarome Luai suffered an ugly dislocated shoulder.
The Eels pulled off a shock 32-18 win at BlueBet Stadium, a rare beatdown in the Panthers’ backyard.
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The injury blow just added to a terrible start for the Panthers, who were down 22-4 at halftime, a shock result against an Eels side that has only the slimmest mathematical chance of making the finals.
In the 26th minute with the Eels leading 18-4, Luai was held up in a brilliant one-on-one tackle from Bryce...
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