The Mount Michael Benedictine Knights will head out on the road to challenge The Platte at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mount Michael Benedictine is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Mount Michael Benedictine is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Elkhorn North, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Mount Michael Benedictine was ranked 25th). Mount Michael Benedictine fell just short of Elkhorn North by a score of 2-1 on Monday. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, Mount Michael Benedictine couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, after a string of 12 wins, The Platte's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to Gretna East. One reason for the loss might be The Platte's aggressive play style: Eli Bachman and Traceson Skalberg were both handed yellow cards.
Mount Michael Benedictine's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for The Platte, their defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-2.
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