The Columbia Roughnecks will challenge the Needville Bluejays at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. They never let La Marque onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory on Thursday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Roughnecks considering their one-goal performance the game before.
Meanwhile, Needville entered their tilt with Almeta Crawford on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 2-0 win over the Chargers. That's two games straight that the Bluejays have won by exactly two goals.
Cailyn Bliss and Claire Ashburn scored both of Needville's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Columbia pushed their record up to 4-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those three contests. As for Needville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Columbia suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Needville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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