The Columbus Explorers will take on the Miami Stingarees at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Columbus will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Columbus' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Archbishop McCarthy 4-0. Given the Explorers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Mavericks are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's playoff time, and Miami had no trouble coming through when it counted. They walked away with a 2-0 win over Hialeah Gardens on Thursday.
Miami has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four contests. As for Columbus, they pushed their record up to 10-6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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