Columbus lost against Lincoln North Star back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Columbus Discoverers had to suffer through a 78-33 loss at the hands of the Lincoln North Star Navigators. While losing is never fun, the Discoverers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Navigators are ranked 18th).
Columbus lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jaxson Vasicek, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 13 points. Gavin Anderson was another key player, putting up nine points.
Leading Lincoln North Star to victory were Jakeyce Fowler and Jordan Castor. Fowler went 6 of 9 en route to 15 points and five steals, while Castor went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals. Fowler is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of William Schafer, who posted four points along with five assists and four steals.
Columbus now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Lincoln North Star, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-2.
Columbus will face off against Lincoln Northeast at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln Northeast knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Columbus likes a good challenge. As for Lincoln North Star, they will take on Lincoln East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lincoln North Star is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 69.2 points per game this season.
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