Preview: Norfolk vs. Lincoln East
Norfolk is 0-5 against Lincoln East since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Norfolk Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln East Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Norfolk will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Norfolk scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Lincoln Northeast onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Norfolk was without their leading scorer, Isidro Rosas, in Friday's matchup. With Rosas sidelined, Isaiah Wapelhorst got his first action of the season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln East was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Omaha Westside. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln East has lost by exactly two goals.
Norfolk pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Lincoln East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Norfolk came up short against Lincoln East when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 2-0. Can Norfolk avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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