Soccer Preview: Waverly vs. Elkhorn
Waverly is 2-8 against Elkhorn since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Waverly Vikings will be playing in front of their home fans against the Elkhorn Antlers at 6:30 p.m.
Waverly was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 3-0 walloping at the hands of Norris. While losing is never fun, Waverly can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 37th, while Norris is ranked second).
Meanwhile, Elkhorn kept a clean sheet against Northwest on Tuesday. They blew past the Vikings 3-0. Elkhorn's winning goal came courtesy of Olivia Bailey.
Waverly's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Elkhorn, their victory bumped their record up to 5-3.
Waverly suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Elkhorn in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Waverly avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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