Soccer Preview: Southern Columbia Area vs. Warrior Run
Southern Columbia Area has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will venture away from home to face off against the Warrior Run Defenders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern Columbia Area will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Sullivan County on Saturday. Southern Columbia Area blew past Sullivan County 9-1. Olivia Jones was a massive factor in the win as she booted in three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Warrior Run had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They never let the Black Knights onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Black Knights are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Columbia Area's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Warrior Run, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Southern Columbia Area might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from Warrior Run in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Southern Columbia Area avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
