The Omaha Westside Warriors will challenge the Bellevue West Thunderbirds at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Omaha Westside proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by ten) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Millard North 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Omaha Westside sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Bellevue West faced Marian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Thunderbirds' defense stepped up to hand the Crusaders a 1-0 shutout. Bellevue West wouldn't have won without Yirah Sears, who scored the game-winner.
The win (which was Bellevue West's sixth in a row) raised their record to 10-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 46 goals over those six matchups. As for Omaha Westside, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Omaha Westside came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellevue West when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 1-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors 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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