The Aurora Huskies will head out on the road to challenge the Crete Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Aurora has not struggled against Kearney Catholic recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Aurora sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Kearney Catholic.
Meanwhile, Crete put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against Schuyler as Crete made off with a 3-0 victory. Give Crete's defense some credit: that's the team's fifth straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Carlos Alvarez Flores and
Alfredo Herrera, who scored all three of Crete's goals. The pair have combined for a total of nine so far this season.
Aurora's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Crete, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
Aurora came out on top in a nail-biter against Crete in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Aurora since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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