An exciting East v. West battle is about to be fought. The Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Lincoln Southeast Knights at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Lincoln Southwest is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Kearney, who was ranked fifth at the time (Lincoln Southwest was ranked 13th). The Silver Hawks won by a goal and slipped past the Bearcats 4-3. The high-scoring effort was just what Lincoln Southwest needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
They hit Kearney with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Eli Riese, Peyton Tiernan, Dean Perrin, and Jameson Dunbar.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southeast was not the first on the board on Tuesday, but they got there more often. They skirted past Grand Island 2-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lincoln Southeast.
Lincoln Southwest has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matchups. As for Lincoln Southeast, they pushed their record up to 7-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Lincoln Southwest beat Lincoln Southeast by a goal when the teams last played back in April of 2024, winning 3-2. Will the Silver Hawks repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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