Grand Island is 1-9 against Lincoln Southwest since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Grand Island Islanders will be staying on the road to face off against the Lincoln Southwest Silver Hawks at 5:00 p.m. Grand Island's last four matches have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Grand Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln East, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Grand Island was ranked 25th). Grand Island's defense stepped up to hand Lincoln East a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. Grand Island wouldn't have won without Moises Trochez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln Southwest had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Chieftains by a score of 2-0. The victory was just business as usual For Lincoln Southwest, who after 15 games remain undefeated this season.
Grand Island's win bumped their record up to 7-8. As for Lincoln Southwest, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Grand Island suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Lincoln Southwest in their previous meeting back in April. Can Grand Island avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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