The South Columbus Stallions will face off against the West Bladen Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Columbus has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with six straight defeats, while West Bladen will come in with five straight wins.
South Columbus' offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against North Brunswick on Wednesday. They came up short against the Scorpions, falling 7-0. While losing is never fun, the Stallions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 526th, while the Scorpions are ranked 252nd).
Meanwhile, West Bladen kept a clean sheet against East Columbus on Thursday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Gators. While the Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Kevyn De La Cruz Labra and
Aiden Russ scored both of West Bladen's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
South Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for West Bladen, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
South Columbus suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to West Bladen when the teams last played back in October of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Columbus was down 3-0.
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