Lincoln East is 5-0 against Norfolk since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Lincoln East Spartans will look to defend their home pitch against the Norfolk Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Lincoln East has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three, while Norfolk will come in with five straight wins.
Saturday just wasn't the day for Lincoln East's offense. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Omaha Westside on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Lincoln East has lost by exactly two goals.
Meanwhile, Norfolk kept a clean sheet against Lincoln Northeast on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rockets as they made off with a 3-0 victory. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win Norfolk has managed all season.
Norfolk was without their leading scorer, Isidro Rosas, in Friday's matchup. With Rosas sidelined, Isaiah Wapelhorst got his first action of the season.
Lincoln East's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Norfolk, they pushed their record up to 5-0 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lincoln East was able to grind out a solid win over Norfolk when the teams last played back in March of 2023, winning 2-0. Will Lincoln East repeat their success, or does Norfolk have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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