The Douglas Bearcats will head out on the road to take on the Gering Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Douglas knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy goal totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Gering likes a good challenge.
If Douglas beats Gering with seven goals on Thursday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Everything went Douglas' way against Rawlins on Thursday as Douglas made off with a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for Douglas, who have now won six matchups by four goals or more so far this season.
They hit Rawlins with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Lauren Olsen (3),
Cale Starkey (2), and
Bailey Wright (2).
Meanwhile, Gering fell victim to a tough 5-1 loss at the hands of Kearney Catholic on Saturday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Gering in their matchups with Kearney Catholic: they've now lost four in a row.
Douglas' win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Gering, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Douglas was able to grind out a solid victory over Gering when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Douglas 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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