The Lincoln East Spartans will venture away from home to face off against the Elkhorn South Storm at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Lincoln East is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Kearney, who was ranked ninth at the time (Lincoln East was ranked sixth). The Spartans fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 4-3 on Monday. Lincoln East have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn South kept a clean sheet against Papillion-LaVista on Monday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Monarchs. Elkhorn South's winning goal came courtesy of London Schulte.
Elkhorn South pushed their record up to 11-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 24 goals over those six games. As for Lincoln East, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Lincoln East took their win against Elkhorn South in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 6-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team 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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