Soccer Preview: Padua Franciscan vs. Columbia
The Padua Franciscan Bruins will face off against the Columbia Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Columbia will have to contend with a Padua Franciscan team hungry for a victory, something the squad hasn't seen since August 16. Padua Franciscan took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Beaumont School on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 345th, while the Blue Streaks are ranked 26th).
Columbia on the other hand, have had a phenomenal season so far and haven't lost a game yet. They and Firelands finished up their match with a 0-0 draw on Wednesday.
Padua Franciscan's loss dropped their record down to 1-9-1. With that draw, Columbia's record moves to 8-0-2.
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