South Sioux City will head out on the road to square off against Crete at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Sioux City is coming into the contest hot, having won their last eight games.
South Sioux City is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Mount Michael Benedictine, who was ranked 17th at the time (South Sioux City was ranked seventh). The Cardinals had just enough and edged out the Knights 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that South Sioux City have won by just one goal.
Meanwhile, Seward kept up with Crete until halftime on Monday, but afterwards: not so much. The Cardinals put the hurt on the Bluejays with a sharp 5-1 victory. Crete might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by three goals or more this season.
They hit Seward with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Osvin Garcia Velasquez (2), Pascual Ramos Lopez, Lester Barrientos-Reyes, and Baltazar Adame Vasquez.
Crete has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four contests. As for South Sioux City, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
South Sioux City was able to grind out a solid win over Crete in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Sioux City since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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