The Wakulla War Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Columbia Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Wakulla will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
Last Thursday, Wakulla got the win against Marianna by a conclusive 4-1. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 167th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 477th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wakulla hit Marianna with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Dax Dichio, Aaron Pitts, Connor Crawford, and Brody Orr.
Meanwhile, Columbia hadn't done well against Gainesville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Columbia narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Gainesville 3-2. The result kept the Tigers happy, as they haven't lost a game since November 22, 2024.
Wakulla has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 18 goals over those seven contests. As for Columbia, their record is now 8-2-3.
Wakulla was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Wakulla 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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