The Clay Blue Devils will head out to face off against the Columbia Tigers at 7:40 p.m. on Monday. Columbia took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Clay, who comes in off a win.
Columbia better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if Clay's game on Tuesday is any indication, that's when Clay really gets things going. The Blue Devils were the clear victors by a 4-0 margin over Middleburg. Clay haven't had any issues with Middleburg recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Columbia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 5-1 to Buchholz. While losing is never fun, Columbia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 157th, while Buchholz are ranked tenth).
Columbia's goal came courtesy of Trace Williams, which was the first he's scored this season.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4-2. As for Clay, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Clay was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia in their previous meeting back in January, winning 3-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Blue Devils since the squad 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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