The Columbus Discoverers will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Lincoln High Links at 5:00 p.m. Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 2.8 goals per game this season.
Columbus can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Fremont onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Given Columbus' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while Fremont is ranked 43rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbus hit Fremont with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Abby Haynes (2),
Josie Larsen, and
Carly Gaedeke.
Meanwhile, Lincoln High was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They suffered a tough 4-0 loss at the hands of Pius X. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but Lincoln High couldn't quite close it out.
Columbus' win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those five matches. As for Lincoln High, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Columbus' way against Lincoln High in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Columbus made off with a 6-0 victory. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln High turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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