The North Platte Bulldogs will head out to face off against the Scottsbluff Bearcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
North Platte fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Hastings on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. While losing is never fun, North Platte can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Hastings are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, Scottsbluff had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 goals) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They came within a single goal of losing the streak, but they secured a 1-0 W against the Stars. Scottsbluff wouldn't have won without Abdul Jallow, who scored the game-winner.
Scottsbluff's victory bumped their record up to 8-6. As for North Platte, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-11 record this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
