The Gretna Dragons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Gretna is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln East, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Gretna was ranked fourth). Gretna came out on top against Lincoln East by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Gretna considering their one-goal performance the contest before.
Meanwhile, Lincoln Southwest put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Norfolk a 1-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Lincoln Southwest has won by just one goal.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Mabast Alawdi, who's now up to 14 this season.
Gretna's victory bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Lincoln Southwest, they pushed their record up to 12-0 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road.
Gretna skirted past Lincoln Southwest 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Does Gretna have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln Southwest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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