The Providence Pioneers will face off against the Columbus East Olympians at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Providence's offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against Jasper on Thursday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Grant Kitch was handed one for the Pioneers, while the Wildcats got theirs courtesy of Logan Huckelby.
Meanwhile, Columbus East was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Columbus North, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Bull Dogs are ranked ninth).
This is the second loss in a row for Providence and nudges their season record down to 1-3-2. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Providence's way against Columbus East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Providence made off with a 4-1 win. Does Providence have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus East turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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