Columbus East is 10-0 against Jennings County since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Columbus East Olympians will take on the Jennings County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Columbus East managed to keep up with Fishers until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Columbus East came up short against Fishers, falling 3-0. While losing is never fun, the Olympians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana soccer rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Tigers are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, Jennings County has been struggling as of late, and they have yet to win a game this season. They and Christian Academy finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Monday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Columbus East now has a losing record at 3-4-1. With that draw, Jennings County's record moves to 0-7-3.
Everything went Columbus East's way against Jennings County in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Columbus East made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus East since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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