The New Albany Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Columbus East Olympians at 11:30 a.m. New Albany will be strutting in after a victory while Columbus East will be coming in after a defeat.
New Albany's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Jeffersonville by a score of 2-0.
Carlos Rodr?guez was the driving force of New Albany's attack as he scored both of New Albany's goals, bringing his season total up to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Columbus East was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Floyd Central by a score of 1-0. The Olympians haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The win got New Albany back to even at 5-5-3. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
New Albany skirted past Columbus East 3-2 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Albany 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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