Soccer Recap: Columbia's Winning Streak Snapped at Four Games

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2025, 5:28am

Soccer Recap: Columbia vs. Althoff Catholic

After flying high against Civic Memorial on Saturday, Columbia came back down to earth. The Eagles took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Althoff Catholic Crusaders on Monday. Columbia were red-hot offensively heading into the contest (they scored no less than four goals in the four matches prior), but Althoff Catholic's defense proved too tough.

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

09/15/25 vs Althoff Catholic1-3
09/13/25 @ Civic Memorial5-1
09/11/25 vs Belleville East4-0
09/10/25 @ Granite City6-0
09/09/25 vs Breese Central9-0

The loss snapped Columbia's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 7-3-1 record. As for Althoff Catholic, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season.

Columbia and Althoff Catholic should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Eagles (ranked 89th) will meet Gibault Catholic (ranked 365th) at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Althoff Catholic will challenge Marquette Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (21 vs. 196).

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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