The Columbia Tigers will take on the Clay Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clay took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbia, who comes in off a win.
Columbia is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over Orange Park. It was an even better day for Josiah Hopkins as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Clay was not quite Creekside's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 3-1 to the Knights. While losing is never fun, Clay can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 146th, while Creekside are ranked 11th).
Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 11 goals over those four matches. As for Clay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-6-1.
Columbia came up short against Clay in their previous meeting back in December of 2025, falling 3-1. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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