The Lincoln Northeast Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the North Platte Bulldogs at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Lincoln Northeast's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Lincoln High on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Links. Lincoln Northeast has not had much luck with Lincoln High recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, North Platte's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. While the 0-0 score might suggest a draw, it was Scottsbluff who was credited with the win. Scottsbluff got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to North Platte's one. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, North Platte's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Lincoln Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 2-12. As for North Platte, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-9.
Lincoln Northeast was able to grind out a solid victory over North Platte when the teams last played on April 5th, winning 2-0. Does Lincoln Northeast have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Platte turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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