The Columbia Tigers will face off against the Clay Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Clay took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbia, who comes in off a win.
Columbia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Ridgeview a 4-0 shutout. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Columbia's offense, which had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Clay was a bit more limited in their match last Wednesday. They took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Bishop Kenny. While losing is never fun, Clay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 87th, while Bishop Kenny are ranked 17th).
Clay's loss dropped their record down to 8-3-2. As for Columbia, the victory got them back to even at 8-8-2.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 8-0 defeat they got from Clay in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can the Tigers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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