Preview: Crete vs. Lincoln Northwest
The Crete Cardinals will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Northwest Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crete will be strutting in after a victory while Lincoln Northwest will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Crete kept a clean sheet against Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central. They put the hurt on the with a sharp 8-0 win. Eight seems to be a good number for Crete as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Carlos Alvarez Flores led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell victim to a rough 6-0 defeat at the hands of Bennington.
Crete's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Lincoln Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Crete took their victory against Lincoln Northwest in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crete since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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