The Columbia Raiders will face off against the Firelands Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Columbia is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to seven goals on Thursday, they were much more limited against Lake Ridge Academy on Monday. They came up short against the Royals, falling 6-1. The Raiders were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 3-0.
Meanwhile, Firelands put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their undefeated season alive. Their defense stepped up to hand Brookside a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Falcons have won five matchups by more than three goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Brookside with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Jayden Becker (3),
Mikey Janosik (2), and
Merritt Davis.
Columbia has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season. As for Firelands, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0-1.
Columbia suffered a grim 7-3 defeat to Firelands in their previous meeting last Monday. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Columbia was down 7-1.
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