Papillion-LaVista is 0-6 against Gretna since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Papillion-LaVista Monarchs will head out on the road to take on the Gretna Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
After soaring to five goals the game before, Papillion-LaVista was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 4-0 walloping at the hands of Marian. While losing is never fun, Papillion-LaVista can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 27th, while Marian is ranked third).
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Gretna's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Gretna East by a score of 4-3.
Papillion-LaVista's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-4. As for Gretna, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Papillion-LaVista suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Gretna in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Papillion-LaVista avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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