The Columbia Roughnecks soccer team (West Columbia, TX), 4-2 in Thursday's non-league outing with the host Alief Elsik Rams (Houston, TX)

With the win, Alief Elsik advances its record to 2-0 on the campaign. The Rams travel to Columbus (Columbus, TX) to play the Cardinals in a non-league outing on Thursday, January 4. The Cardinals go into the outing with a record of 0-0.

In their next game, the Roughnecks play the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles (Houston, TX) in a non-league outing, on Thursday, January 4. Columbia will attempt to advance on its 1-2 season record. The Eagles go into the outing with a 0-1 record after their 4-1 non-league loss to Alief Taylor (Houston, TX).