La Marque is 0-4 against Columbia since February of 2023 but things could change on Thursday. The La Marque Cougars will square off against the Columbia Roughnecks at 5:30 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
It was a proper cat-fight when La Marque challenged Liberty on Friday. La Marque lost 8-1 to Liberty. The Cougars were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 7-1.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Columbia's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of El Campo by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Roughnecks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas soccer rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Ricebirds are ranked 118th).
Columbia now has a losing record at 3-4. As for La Marque, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
La Marque suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Columbia when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can La Marque avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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