Soccer Preview: Waverly vs. Blair
The Waverly Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Blair Bears at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Waverly has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four, while Blair will come in with nine straight wins.
Waverly's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 2-0 to Elkhorn.
Meanwhile, Blair stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They never let Plattsmouth onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. Given Blair's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Plattsmouth is ranked 36th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Blair's offense was hitting Plattsmouth from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Kaitlynn O'neil led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Waverly's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Blair, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-0.
Waverly might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Blair when the teams last played back in March. Can Waverly avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
