The Columbia Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Salem Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Columbia's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for three straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Columbia came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 10-0 to Drew Charter. While losing is never fun, Columbia can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 443rd, while Drew Charter are ranked 131st).
Meanwhile, Salem entered their tilt with Greene County on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Tigers get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Salem might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by four goals or more this season.
Salem pushed their record up to 6-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 13 goals over those three contests. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Columbia suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Salem in their previous meeting back in March. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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