Firelands has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Columbia Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Firelands' favor is that they have posted at least four goals in their last three games.
Firelands' defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Brookside 7-0. It was an even better day for Jayden Becker as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Columbia was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They lost 6-1 to Lake Ridge Academy. While losing is never fun, the Raiders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio soccer rankings (they are ranked 398th, while the Royals are ranked 94th).
Firelands pushed their record up to 8-0-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Columbia, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-6 record this season.
Firelands took their victory against Columbia in their previous matchup last Monday by a conclusive 7-3. In that game, Firelands amassed a halftime lead of 7-1, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Wednesday.
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