Soccer Preview: Westland vs. Columbus Academy
The Westland Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Columbus Academy Vikings at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Westland managed to keep up with Worthington Kilbourne until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Westland lost 3-0 to Worthington Kilbourne. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbus Academy). They blew past Franklin Heights 12-2 on Wednesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 105th, while the Falcons are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2-1. As for Columbus Academy, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Westland suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Columbus Academy in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Westland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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