The Grand Island Islanders will venture away from home to square off against the Columbus Discoverers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Grand Island's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Grand Island is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Nebraska's top teams: Lincoln Southeast, who was ranked 17th at the time (Grand Island was ranked 24th). The Islanders fell just short of the Knights by a score of 2-1 on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Grand Island have lost by just one goal.
Their goal came courtesy of Kevin Sanchez, who's now up to 13 this season.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Columbus' offense. They came up short against Lincoln East on Tuesday, falling 4-0. Columbus have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Grand Island, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Grand Island beat Columbus by a goal when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 1-0. Do the Islanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Discoverers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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