The Crete Cardinals will square off against the Northwest Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Crete is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Northwest better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Crete's game on Monday is any indication, that's when Crete really gets things going. The Cardinals blew past Seward 5-1. The high-scoring effort was just what Crete needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.
They hit Seward with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Osvin Garcia Velasquez (2), Pascual Ramos Lopez, Lester Barrientos-Reyes, and Baltazar Adame Vasquez.
Meanwhile, Northwest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 2-0 to Hastings. While losing is never fun, Northwest can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Hastings are ranked second).
Crete pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 16 goals over those three contests. As for Northwest, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Crete was able to grind out a solid win over Northwest in their previous matchup last Thursday, winning 3-1. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Vikings have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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