Lincoln East is 5-0 against Columbus since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Lincoln East Spartans will head out on the road to square off against the Columbus Discoverers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
After failing to score in their last contest, Lincoln East made sure to put some goals up on the board against Lincoln North Star on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Navigators a 6-0 shutout. Give Lincoln East's defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Makynlie Cade and
Kate Eggett, who scored all six of Lincoln East's goals. The pair have combined for a total of 15 so far this season.
Meanwhile, Columbus scored the most goals they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Grand Island with a sharp 5-0 victory. Given Columbus' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Grand Island is ranked 57th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lincoln East's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Columbus, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Lincoln East took their win against Columbus when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln East 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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