The Brookside Cardinals will face off against The Columbia Raiders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing isn't great for Brookside: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Columbia has snatched up five consecutive wins on the road also dating back to last season.
Brookside's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed last Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 3-0 margin over Lorain.
Meanwhile, Columbia made easy work of Keystone on Saturday and carried off a 7-0 win. Fans of Columbia have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 3+ goals.
Columbia has now won eight of their last nine games at home. That somehow still isn't as good as their 5-0 record this season. The home victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those nine games. As for Brookside, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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