Southern Columbia Area has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to  face off against the Warrior Run Defenders  at 5:30  p.m.  on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
 Southern Columbia Area will roll into the  game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one  goal  on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Sullivan County  on Saturday. Southern Columbia Area blew past Sullivan County 9-1. It was an even better day for  Olivia Jones as  she scored three goals for  her team.
 Meanwhile, Warrior Run entered their tilt with Towanda on Saturday with six consecutive wins  but they'll enter their next game with seven. They never let the Black Knights onto the board and left with  a   9-0  win. Given the Defenders' advantage  in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania soccer rankings  (they are ranked 42nd, while the Black Knights are ranked 338th), the result  wasn't entirely unexpected.
 Southern Columbia Area's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Warrior Run, their win was  their fifth straight at home, which  pushed their record up to 9-1.
 Southern Columbia Area suffered a grim  5-1 defeat to Warrior Run  in their previous meeting  back in September of 2023. Can Southern Columbia Area avenge their  loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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