The Athens Golden Eagles will challenge the Austin Black Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Austin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Athens, who comes in off a win.
Athens headed into their last game having not scored more than one goal for three straight, but Columbia let them put that streak behind them. The Golden Eagles' defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Athens haven't had any issues with Columbia recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Austin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 8-0 to Decatur.
Austin's defeat dropped their record down to 6-11. As for Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 11-4-1.
Athens took their win against Austin in their previous meeting back in February by a conclusive 4-0 score. Do the Golden Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Black Bears turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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