The Columbus Cardinals are taking a road trip to take on the El Campo Ricebirds at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Columbus barely beat Rice Consolidated the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Cardinals never let the Raiders get on the board and left with a 3-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was familiar territory for Columbus, who have now won three matches in a row.
They hit Rice Consolidated with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Jesus Mendoza, Irving Giles, and Elijah Capiro.
Meanwhile, El Campo won against Wharton on Friday with seven goals and they decided to stick to that goal total again on Wednesday. The Ricebirds blew past Palacios 7-0. El Campo might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by three goals or more this season.
Columbus' win bumped their record up to 7-2-2. As for El Campo, their victory bumped their record up to 6-3-2.
Columbus might still be hurting after the 5-1 defeat they got from El Campo in their previous meeting back in February of 2025. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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