Waverly is 7-1 against Beatrice since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Waverly Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Beatrice Orangemen at 6:30 p.m. Waverly's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Last Thursday, Waverly suffered a rough 4-1 defeat at the hands of Elkhorn North. That's two games in a row now that Waverly has lost by exactly three goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Piper Morehead, which was the first she's scored this season.
Meanwhile, Beatrice has not done well against Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Beatrice's defense stepped up to hand Lincoln Lutheran/Raymond Central a 1-0 shutout. One seems to be a good number for Beatrice as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Waverly now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Beatrice, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-2.
Waverly took their victory against Beatrice in their previous matchup back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waverly since the team 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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