The East Columbus Gators will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Douglas Byrd Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for East Columbus and 20 for Douglas Byrd.
East Columbus' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Heide Trask on Monday. They fell 2-0 to the Titans. While getting shut out isn't ideal, East Columbus has not been shut out since back in March.
Meanwhile, Douglas Byrd also failed to score in their most recent game. They lost 9-0 to Cape Fear on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Douglas Byrd can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina soccer rankings (they are ranked 518th, while Cape Fear is ranked 131st).
East Columbus' loss dropped their record down to 5-7-1. As for Douglas Byrd, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
Everything went East Columbus' way against Douglas Byrd in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as East Columbus made off with a 6-0 victory. Does East Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Douglas Byrd turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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