Soccer Preview: Columbus vs. Pius X
The Columbus Discoverers will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Pius X Thunderbolts. Columbus will be strutting in after a win while Pius X will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Monday, Columbus kept a clean sheet against Lincoln Northeast. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Rockets. Two seems to be a good number for Columbus as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of goals in their previous game.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Jayson Spencer and
Marcus Beltran, who scored both of Columbus' goals. The pair have combined for a total of five so far this season.
Meanwhile, Pius X unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln East.
Columbus now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Pius X, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Columbus was able to grind out a solid victory over Pius X when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 3-1. Will Columbus repeat their success, or does Pius X have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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