The Columbus Discoverers will venture away from home to take on the Kearney Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus' defense has only allowed 14.4 points per game this season, so Kearney's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Columbus is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Millard North, who was ranked 20th at the time (Columbus was ranked 22nd). The Discoverers lost to the Mustangs on the road by a 21-7 margin on Thursday. The Discoverers were down 21-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kearney). They blew past Bryan, posting a 42-7 win. With the Bearcats ahead 35-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Columbus better keep an eye on Levi Pofahl. He was instrumental in Kearney's win, rushing for 30 yards and a pair of touchdowns. What's more, Pofahl posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in September.
Kearney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bryan only rushed for 113.
The victory (which was Kearney's third in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 27.7 points over those games. As for Columbus, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Columbus couldn't quite get it done against Kearney when the teams last played two weeks ago as they fell 10-0. Can the Discoverers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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