The North Platte Bulldogs were defeated by the Columbus Discoverers 56-21 at Bauer Field at Memorial Stadium in North Platte. The Bulldogs allowed touchdowns to Columbus on each of their first five offensive possessions, and the Discoverers never trailed. North Platte’s touchdowns came on a 40-yard touchdown pass from Micah Lauber to Dillon Wordekemper; a 44-yard run by Mitch Alexander; and a 98-yard kickoff return by Ben Raska. The Dawgs drop to 1-1 on the season. They head to the Metro area to play Papillion-La Vista next Friday night.