Lincoln East Spartans (Lincoln, NE) fans were thrilled Tuesday as they observed their soccer team knock off the visiting Papillion-LaVista Monarchs (Papillion, NE), 2-0 in a non-league challenge.

Next, the Spartans confront the Lincoln High Links (Lincoln, NE) in a Heartland Athletic Conference challenge, on Thursday, April 15. Lincoln East will attempt to better on its 8-1 season record. The Links enter the challenge with a 4-6 record after their 2-2 league Grand Island (Grand Island, NE).

The Monarchs now have a 7-4 record. They take the field next when they travel to Millard North for a Metro challenge on Thursday, April 15. Papillion-LaVista will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 4-1 non-league loss to Gretna (Gretna, NE). The Mustangs record now stands at 6-5.