Soccer Game Preview: Southern Columbia Area vs. Warrior Run

By Team Reports Sep 25, 2024, 2:33am

Soccer Preview: Southern Columbia Area vs. Warrior Run

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Southern Columbia Area has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to square 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 contest 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 put the hurt on Sullivan County with a sharp 9-1 win. It was an even better day for Olivia Jones as she scored three goals for her team.

Meanwhile, Warrior Run waltzed into their match on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. 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, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1.

Southern Columbia Area suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Warrior Run in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Southern Columbia Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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