Soccer Preview: Lincoln Northeast vs. Lincoln High
Lincoln Northeast is 2-8 against Lincoln High since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Lincoln High Links at 6:00 p.m. Lincoln Northeast's last three matchups have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Lincoln Northeast will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Bryan, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Lincoln Northeast's defense stepped up to hand Bryan a 1-0 shutout on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lincoln High made easy work of Benson on Saturday and carried off a 3-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lincoln High.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ezrah Valenzuela and
Hussain Al-Jabery, who scored all three of Lincoln High's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 11 so far this season.
Lincoln Northeast's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-11. As for Lincoln High, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
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