Lutheran managed to keep up with Columbia until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Cougars lost 4-1 to the Eagles. While losing is never fun, Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' soccer rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 100th in Missouri, while Columbia are ranked 22nd in Illinois).
Lutheran dropped their record down to 6-7-1 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Columbia, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-2-3 record this season.
Lutheran will challenge Burroughs at 4:00 p.m. on May 7. As for Columbia, they will square off against Parkway South at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Parkway South will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Columbia surely won't give up without a fight.
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