Elkhorn North is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Monday. They will be playing at home against the Gross Catholic Cougars at 5:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Elkhorn North's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Lincoln Northwest 7-0. Considering Elkhorn North have won six contests by more than two goals this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Lincoln Northwest from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal. Zac Keenan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Gross Catholic ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They came out on top against Ralston by a score of 4-2. Gross Catholic haven't had any issues with Ralston recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Elkhorn North is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Gross Catholic, they now have a winning record of 8-7.
Elkhorn North beat Gross Catholic by a goal in their previous meeting back in March of 2022, winning 3-2. Will Wolves repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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