Grand Island faced Kearney in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Islanders fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 2-1. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 19, 2022, but that streak is no more.
Grand Island's goal came courtesy of Pedro Ventura, who's now up to two this season.
Grand Island's defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Kearney, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 8-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Grand Island will venture away from home to square off against Lincoln Southeast at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Kearney, they will head out to take on Fremont at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Kearney are facing Fremont at the right time seeing as Fremont are stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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