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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