The Lincoln Fighting Zebras will take on the Ripon Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Lincoln had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Nighthawks with a sharp 6-1 win. It was an even better day for Alicia Osegueda as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Ripon waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins but they left with three. Their defense stepped up to hand Orestimba a 3-0 shutout. Ripon's defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three contests.
Lincoln's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-3-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 14 goals over those four games. As for Ripon, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 15-8-1 record this season.