South Sioux City waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Kearney Catholic Stars a 2-0 shutout. Given South Sioux City's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked fourth, while Kearney Catholic is ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Sioux City's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-2. As for Kearney Catholic, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-7.
South Sioux City will square off against Mount Michael Benedictine at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. South Sioux City's defense has only allowed 0.5 goals per game this season, so Mount Michael Benedictine's offense will have their work cut out for them. Kearney Catholic does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
