Soccer Preview: Columbia vs. Eastside
The Columbia Tigers will square off against the Eastside Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.3 goals per game this season.
Columbia's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Santa Fe 7-0. The high-scoring effort was just what the Tigers needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Their offense was hitting Santa Fe from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Autumn (AJ) Stanley led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Eastside was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Newberry, falling 6-0. One reason for the loss might be the Rams' aggressive play style: Harmony Newby and Makayla Martin were both handed yellow cards.
Eastside's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Columbia, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Columbia took their win against Eastside when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Eastside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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