The Granite City Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Columbia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Granite City's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against Freeburg by a score of 2-0. That's two games straight that Granite City have won by exactly two goals.
Charlee Schwaller and Mya McKechan scored both of Granite City's goals, bringing their combined season tally to three goals.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Monday Columbia sidestepped Waterloo for a 1-0 victory. Columbia haven't had any issues with Waterloo recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
The victory made it two in a row for Granite City and bumps their season record up to 4-3-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored six goals over those two matchups. As for Columbia, their record is now 9-2-1.
Granite City skirted past Columbia 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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