Columbus hasn't had much luck against Warren Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Columbus Falcons will take on the Warren Central Vikings in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to four goals on Friday, they were much more limited against Ridgeland on Tuesday. They fell 3-1 to the Titans.
Meanwhile, Warren Central entered their tilt with Vicksburg on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Their defense stepped up to hand the Gators a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Vikings have won seven games by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Vicksburg from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal. Charlie Esparza led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Warren Central pushed their record up to 12-1-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up three goals over those seven matches. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 3-9.
Columbus came up short against Warren Central in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 3-1. Can Columbus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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