The Columbia Raiders will head out on the road to take on the Brookside Cardinals at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia has three straight victories, Brookside has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
On Saturday, Columbia made easy work of Keystone and carried off an 8-1 win. It was an even better day for Jack Washburn as he scored three goals for his team.
Columbia used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Keystone. Evan Bowes played for 25 minutes having averaged 13.1 this season and Will Stormer got 50 vs. an average of 23.8. Stormer made the most of the opportunity, putting up one assist A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Brookside was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 6-1 to Open Door Christian. That's two games in a row now that Brookside have lost by exactly five goals.
Brookside's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Columbia, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Columbia beat Brookside by a goal when the teams last played on September 6th, winning 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders 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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