East Columbus and Pender are an even 3-3-3 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The East Columbus Gators will head out on the road to challenge the Pender Patriots at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for East Columbus and 13 for Pender.
East Columbus' offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Heide Trask on Wednesday. They fell 2-0 to the Titans. Considering the last time East Columbus couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Meanwhile, Pender also failed to score in their most recent game. They fell just short of Heide Trask by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Pender can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 506th, while Heide Trask is ranked 213th).
East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Pender, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-18-1.
East Columbus skirted past Pender 4-3 when the teams last played back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Columbus since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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