The Columbus East Olympians will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Providence Pioneers at 7:00 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.
Columbus East's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Columbus North on Wednesday. They came up short against the Bull Dogs, falling 6-0. 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 203rd, while the Bull Dogs are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, Providence's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Saturday. They fell just short of Heritage Hills by a score of 1-0. The loss was the Pioneers' first of the season.
Columbus East's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Providence, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Columbus East might still be hurting after the 6-1 loss they got from Providence in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Columbus East was down 3-0.
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