Columbia's game on Thursday was all tied up 1-1 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell just short of the Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles by a score of 3-2. One reason for the loss might be Columbia's aggressive play style: three Columbia players were handed yellow cards.
Erick Santacruz wasn't going to let Fort Bend Willowridge walk away unscathed as he scored both of Columbia's goals, bringing his season total up to 11 goals.
Columbia's defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1-3 and their overall record down to 12-5-3. As for Fort Bend Willowridge, they moved to 6-10-1 with that win, which also ended their three-match losing streak.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Columbia will take on rival Almeta Crawford at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Fort Bend Willowridge is set to challenge their familiar foe Sweeny at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday.
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