The Columbus Discoverers will head out on the road to square off against the Papillion-LaVista Monarchs on Saturday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many goals in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Thursday, Columbus didn't have quite enough to beat Norfolk and fell 2-1. Columbus has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Papillion-LaVista was not quite Papillion-LaVista South's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-1. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Papillion-LaVista in their matchups with Papillion-LaVista South: they've now lost five in a row.
Papillion-LaVista's goal came courtesy of
Jam Pirtle, who's now up to two this season.
Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Papillion-LaVista, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Everything went Columbus' way against Papillion-LaVista in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Columbus made off with a 4-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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