The Nebraska City Pioneers will take on the Conestoga Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Conestoga took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Nebraska City, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Nebraska City needed a bit of extra time to put away Beatrice. Their defense stepped up to hand the Orangemen a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Nebraska City were the better team in the second half.
Julio Pro and Julian Rodriguez Medina scored both of Nebraska City's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Conestoga was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were a single goal away from ending the streak, but they lost a 1-0 heartbreaker at the hands of Standing Bear.
Nebraska City's victory bumped their record up to 3-8. As for Conestoga, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Nebraska City might still be hurting after the 5-0 loss they got from Conestoga when the teams last played back in April. Can the Pioneers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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