The Columbus Explorers are taking a road trip to take on the Somerset Academy Panthers at 3:30 p.m. on Friday.
Columbus' tournament run continued when they took on Westminster Christian on Saturday. While the 1-1 score might suggest a draw, it was Westminster Christian who was credited with the victory. Westminster Christian got it done in the shootout by posting four goals to Columbus' two.
Columbus' goal came courtesy of Pax Cortizas, who's now up to four this season.
Somerset Academy's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Goleman as Somerset Academy made off with an 8-0 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by three goals or more this season.
Somerset Academy used a slightly different lineup for their bout with Goleman. Three players hit the pitch for the first time this season: Samuel Delgado, Ronaldo Batalla, and Juan Palomino. The new lineup might be seeing more playing time going forward considering the group combined for a total of two goals and three assist.
Somerset Academy's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2-2. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up two goals over those seven games. As for Columbus, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6-4.
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