Soccer Preview: Norfolk vs. Columbus
Norfolk is 1-9 against Columbus since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Norfolk Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Columbus Discoverers at 5:00 p.m. Norfolk will be strutting in after a win while Columbus will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Norfolk kept a clean sheet against Fremont. They had just enough and edged the Tigers out 1-0. Given Norfolk's advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while Fremont is ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Norfolk's one-goal win came courtesy of
Brayden Long, who's now up to four this season.
Meanwhile, Columbus unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln Southwest. Columbus has struggled against Lincoln Southwest recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Norfolk's victory bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 5-4.
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