Louisburg had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Basehor-Linwood Bobcats 2-1. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 21st, while the Bobcats are ranked 94th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Colton Blue and
Emmett White scored both of Louisburg's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
This is the second loss in a row for Basehor-Linwood and nudges their season record down to 0-2.
Louisburg will look to take advantage of their home-pitch for the first time this season as they take on Independence on Thursday. As for Basehor-Linwood, they will venture away from home to face off against Spring Hill at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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