On Tuesday, Columbus faced Lincoln East in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Columbus Discoverers fell just short of the Lincoln East Spartans by a score of 1-0. Columbus has not had much luck with Lincoln East recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Columbus' defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-4. As for Lincoln East, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 10-1.
Columbus will head out on the road to challenge Lincoln Southwest at 8:55 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Nebraska (Lincoln Southwest is ranked first, while Columbus is ranked tenth). As for Lincoln East, they will be playing at home against Pius X at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lincoln East is on a five-game streak of home wins, Pius X a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the pitch.
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