The Lafayette Commodores and the Columbus Falcons will compete for holiday cheer at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Columbus took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Lafayette, who comes in off a win.
Lafayette is headed into the contest having not lost since November 17 and will look to keep things rolling. Their defense stepped up to hand West Point an 8-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for Lafayette in their matchups with West Point: they've now won nine in a row.
Meanwhile, Columbus was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Caledonia, falling 5-0. While losing is never fun, Columbus can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi soccer rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Caledonia are ranked 24th).
Lafayette's victory bumped their record up to 8-4-1. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
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