The Columbia Tigers will face off against the Middleburg Broncos at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Middleburg took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Columbia, who comes in off a win.
Columbia's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Orange Park by a score of 2-0. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida soccer rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Raiders are ranked 431st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
David Gomez and Cody Bass scored both of Columbia's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, after soaring to seven goals the game before, Middleburg was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell 2-0 to P.K. Yonge. The shutout was out of character for the Broncos seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in December of 2024.
Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3-3 record this season. As for Middleburg, they dropped their record down to 6-12-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road.
Columbia skirted past Middleburg 2-1 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Middleburg have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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