Soccer Game Preview: Lincoln on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 5, 2024, 2:06am

Soccer Preview: Lincoln vs. Elkins

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Lincoln hasn't had much luck against Elkins recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Lincoln Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elkins Tigers at 8:00 p.m.

Lincoln is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Grafton on Tuesday. Lincoln and Grafton finished up their contest with a 1-1 draw.

Meanwhile, Elkins had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Polar Bears a 4-0 shutout.

Lincoln's draw gives them a new season record of 1-0-1. As for Elkins, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

Lincoln suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Elkins in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Lincoln avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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