Gretna has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Omaha South Packers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup 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: Omaha Central, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Gretna was ranked third). Gretna's defense stepped up to hand Omaha Central a 6-0 shutout on Thursday. Gretna might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won six contests by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Omaha Central from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Maguire Perkins led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Omaha South's game on Thursday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Norfolk. The win made it back-to-back victories for Omaha South.
Gretna is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which somehow isn't as good as their 13-4 record this season. As for Omaha South, they pushed their record up to 13-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
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