You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Columbus on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Burke Bulldogs out of the water with a 49-19 final score. Given the Discoverers' advantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
When it comes to explaining why Burke lost, don't look at LaNasia Wilson. Despite the final result, she almost dropped a double-double with 11 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Wilson a new career-high in steals (five).
The victory made it two in a row for Columbus and bumps their season record up to 10-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.5 points over those games. As for Burke, they dropped their record down to 1-18 with the loss, which was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season.
Coming up, Columbus will challenge Fremont at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is facing Fremont at the right time seeing as Fremont is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Burke, they will face off against Papillion-LaVista at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Papillion-LaVista is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 62.6 points per game this season.
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