Soccer Preview: Southern Columbia Area vs. Warrior Run
On Thursday Southern Columbia Area will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Warrior Run Defenders at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Southern Columbia Area will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Sullivan County on Saturday. Southern Columbia Area was the clear victor by a 9-1 margin over Sullivan County. It was an even better day for Olivia Jones as she scored three goals for her team.
Meanwhile, Warrior Run had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They never let the Black Knights onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. Given the Defenders' advantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Black Knights are ranked 338th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southern Columbia Area's win bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Warrior Run, they pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Southern Columbia Area suffered a grim 5-1 defeat to Warrior Run in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Southern Columbia Area avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
