After two games on the road, Beatrice is heading back home. They will take on the Nebraska City Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Beatrice'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.
Beatrice fell victim to Crete and their airtight defense on Monday. Their tough 5-0 loss to the Cardinals might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Beatrice can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked 58th, while Crete is ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, sadly, Nebraska City is still looking for their first win of the season after ten matchups. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aurora on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Nebraska City has lost by exactly two goals.
Their goal came courtesy of
Cristofer Robles Balderas, which was the first he's scored this season.
Beatrice's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Nebraska City, their loss dropped their record down to 0-10.
Beatrice was able to grind out a solid victory over Nebraska City in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 2-0. Does Beatrice have another victory up their sleeve, or will Nebraska City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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