Soccer Game Preview: Kearney vs. Lincoln Southwest

Bearcats

Goals

04/19/25 @ Omaha Central	6
04/17/25 vs Lincoln Southwest	3
04/14/25 @ Fremont	2
04/12/25 @ Grand Island	2
04/09/25 vs Lincoln Southeast	2
+ 8 more games

The Kearney Bearcats will be taking part in a tournament against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kearney is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3 goals per game this season.

Kearney barely beat Omaha Central the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Bearcats put the hurt on the Eagles with a sharp 6-2 win on Saturday. With Kearney ahead 5-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.

They hit Omaha Central with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Kyler Eklund (2), Kaden Slaymaker (2), and Aiden Nutter (2).

Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest faced Lincoln Southeast in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Silver Hawks fell just short of the Knights by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, Lincoln Southwest's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.

Kearney's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 15 goals over those four contests. As for Lincoln Southwest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.