The Beatrice Orangemen will head out on the road to take on the Elkhorn Antlers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Beatrice is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Beatrice's offense. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (2-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Meanwhile, Elkhorn's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. Their defense stepped up to hand Waverly a 2-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Elkhorn has managed all season.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Nick Pagliuca and
Andrew Sutton, who scored both of Elkhorn's goals. The pair have combined for a total of eight so far this season.
Beatrice's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Elkhorn, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Beatrice skirted past Elkhorn 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Does Beatrice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkhorn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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