The Lincoln East Spartans held off the visiting Pius X Thunderbolts soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Wednesday's league match.

The Spartans now sport a 8-3 record. They play next when they host Kearney for a Heartland Athletic Conference match on Friday, April 22. Lincoln East will encounter a Bearcats squad coming off a 3-2 league win over Grand Island (Grand Island, NE). The Bearcats record now stands at 9-3.

With the loss, Pius X drops to 8-4 on the season. The Thunderbolts host Lincoln High (Lincoln, NE) to encounter the Links in a Heartland Athletic Conference match on Thursday, April 21. The Links come into the match with a record of 6-5. Lincoln High won 3-1 in their recent non-league match against Elkhorn (Elkhorn, NE)