Omaha North has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will square off against the Gretna East Griffins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Omaha North will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Nebraska Rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while Gretna East is ranked fourth).
Last Monday, Omaha North suffered a rough 5-1 defeat at the hands of Buena Vista. Omaha North was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Their goal came courtesy of
Yahmiah Thompson, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Gretna East came tearing into Wednesday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over the Bison. Gretna East might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight games by three goals or more this season.
Omaha North's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Gretna East, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
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