Columbia came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ridgeview Panthers a 3-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 99th, while the Panthers are ranked 318th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia hit Ridgeview with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Kyndall Norris,
Autumn (AJ) Stanley, and
Niki Sossie.
Columbia pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those four matches. As for Ridgeview, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbia will venture away from home to challenge Eastside at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia is facing Eastside at the right time seeing as Eastside is stuck on a seven-game losing streak. As for Ridgeview, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Ridgeview duke it out with the Bishop Snyder at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Ridgeview's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for seven straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
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