The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will venture away from home to square off against the Marysville Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
On Tuesday, Lincoln was able to grind out a solid victory over Wheatland, taking the game 3-1. Arturo Fuentes had the honor of scoring the game-winner for the Fighting Zebras.
Lincoln used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Wheatland. Three players got more time on the pitch than they're used to: Benjamin Sanabia (35), Isaac Guzman (70), and Julian Ramirez (65). The trio had averaged 16, 42.1, and 42.9 minutes respectively before Tuesday's match. Ramirez made the most of the opportunity, scoring a goal A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, Marysville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 5-0 to Mira Loma. Having soared to a lofty four goals in the game before, the Indians' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lincoln is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those five games. As for Marysville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Lincoln took their win against Marysville in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln 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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