Lincoln East and Kearney are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Lincoln East Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Kearney Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Lincoln East is ranked 38th, while Kearney is ranked 25th).
On Tuesday, Lincoln East kept a clean sheet against Pius X. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Thunderbolts. Two seems to be a good number for Lincoln East as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Kearney had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.3 goals), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They came out on top against the Navigators by a score of 3-1. Jake Kracl had the honor of scoring the game-winner for Kearney.
The victory made it two in a row for Lincoln East and bumps their season record up to 2-4. As for Kearney, they pushed their record up to 5-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Lincoln East beat Kearney 3-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lincoln East 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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