Kearney is 1-7 against Lincoln Southwest since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kearney Bearcats will head out on the road to challenge the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 6:30 p.m. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Kearney entered their tilt with Lincoln High with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They beat the Links by a goal, winning 2-1. That's two games straight that Kearney has won by just one goal.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Ashtyn Vancura and
Molli Kalsbeck, who scored both of Kearney's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 12 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest faced Pius X in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Lincoln Southwest's defense stepped up to hand Pius X a 1-0 shutout. Give Lincoln Southwest's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
Kearney pushed their record up to 9-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Lincoln Southwest, their win bumped their record up to 8-0.
Kearney suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Lincoln Southwest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Kearney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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