The Clay Blue Devils will take on the Columbia Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
Clay is looking to tack another W on to their season record, something they couldn't quite do against Keystone Heights on Friday. Clay and Keystone Heights finished up their contest with a 3-3 draw.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Columbia rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Broncos a 2-0 shutout. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Broncos are ranked 442nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3-3 record this season. Clay's draw gives them a new season record of 13-2-1.
Clay took their victory against Columbia in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Clay since the team 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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