Columbus was the 35-31 winner over Kearney when they last played one another back in October of 2021, but their luck changed this time around. The Columbus Discoverers were beaten by the Kearney Bearcats 43-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Discoverers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska football rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Bearcats are ranked seventh).
When it comes to explaining why Columbus lost, don't look at Abrahm Christensen. Despite the final result, he picked up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kearney had a senior duo take command as Griffin Novacek threw for 170 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 passes and Samuel Nachtigal rushed for 95 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries. Nachtigal's longest rush was for an incredible 72 yards. Carson Baker made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
This is the second loss in a row for Columbus and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Kearney, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Columbus will welcome Millard North at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 25.9 points per game this season. As for Kearney, they will head out to face off against Bryan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Kearney will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
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