Soccer Game Preview: Calhoun vs. Columbus

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Previous 4 Games

03/04/24 - Away	3-1 W
02/09/24 - Home	7-0 W
03/07/23 - Home	6-2 W
02/11/23 - Away	6-0 W

Calhoun is 4-0 against Columbus since February of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Calhoun Sandcrabs will challenge the Columbus Cardinals at 5:30 p.m. Calhoun is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.5 goals per game this season.

Columbus will be up against a hot Calhoun team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Calhoun narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past El Campo 3-2. The win was all the more spectacular given the Sandcrabs' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 549th, while the Ricebirds are ranked 256th).

Daniel Solano and JanPa Martinez scored all three of Calhoun's goals, bringing their combined season tally to nine goals.

Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 1-1 at halftime, Columbus was not quite Bay City's equal in the second half on Monday. They came up short against the Blackcats, falling 6-1. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Blackcats recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.

Calhoun now has a winning record of 5-4-1. As for Columbus, they now have a losing record at 3-4-3.

Calhoun beat Columbus 3-1 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Calhoun repeat their success, or does Columbus have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.