Soccer Preview: East Columbus vs. West Bladen
East Columbus hasn't had much luck against West Bladen recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The East Columbus Gators are taking a road trip to square off against the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, East Columbus came up short against Lejeune and fell 3-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Bladen). They blew past Whiteville 9-1 on Wednesday. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 227th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 464th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Bladen's offense was hitting Whiteville from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Jonah Bryan led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
East Columbus' defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for West Bladen, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
East Columbus suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to West Bladen in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can East Columbus avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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