With a playoff win on the line, Columbia rose to the challenge on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand the Middleburg 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.
Tigers
| 01/23/25 vs Middleburg | 2-0 |
| 01/17/25 @ Orange Park | 2-0 |
The win made it two in a row for Columbia and bumps their season record up to 10-3-3. As for Middleburg, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13-1 record this season.
Columbia will face off against Clay at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Middleburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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