The Stafford Spartans are taking a road trip to take on the Columbia Roughnecks at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Stafford took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Needville 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Spartans were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their matchup against Almeta Crawford on Thursday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Columbia took a 3-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Almeta Crawford. The Roughnecks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 8-6-1. As for Stafford, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4-1 record this season.
Stafford came out on top in a nail-biter against Columbia in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, sneaking past 3-2. Does Stafford have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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