After two games on the road, Lincoln East is heading back home. They will take on the Grand Island Islanders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln East is likely headed into the contest with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Columbus on Tuesday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Columbus who was credited with the win. Columbus got it done in the shootout by posting eight goals to Lincoln East's seven.
Grand Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Southeast, who was ranked 13th in their home state at the time (Grand Island was ranked 24th). While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Lincoln Southeast who was credited with the victory. Lincoln Southeast got it done in the shootout by posting three goals to Grand Island's one. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Cody Garrett was handed one for Grand Island, while Lincoln Southeast got theirs courtesy of Gavin Walvoord.
Lincoln East has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-8 record this season. As for Grand Island, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 6-8.
Lincoln East was able to grind out a solid win over Grand Island in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, winning 3-1. Will Lincoln East repeat their success, or does Grand Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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