Seward fell victim to Crete and their airtight defense on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crete Cardinals. While losing is never fun, Seward can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 60th, while Crete is ranked 18th).
Crete was without their leading scorer, Diego Espinoza Mendez, in Thursday's match. With Espinoza Mendez sitting this one out, Kenson Spence got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. his season average of 54.4).
This is the second loss in a row for Seward and nudges their season record down to 3-6. As for Crete, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Seward will head out on the road to challenge Aurora at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Crete, they will take on Lexington at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Crete is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
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