Football Preview: Southern Columbia Area Tigers vs. Bloomsburg Panthers
Southern Columbia Area is 7-0 against Bloomsburg since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Bloomsburg Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Southern Columbia Area sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 19-16 win over Montoursville.
Meanwhile, Bloomsburg won against Hughesville last Friday with 39 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Bloomsburg walked away with a 39-29 victory over Shikellamy. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Bloomsburg relied on the efforts of Wyatt Brosious, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns, and Jharee Moore-Stewart, who gained 116 total yards and three touchdowns. Brosious is becoming a predictor of Bloomsburg's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Bloomsburg also got help from Jack Katulis, who showed off his sure hands for 95 receiving yards.
The victory got Southern Columbia Area back to even at 4-4. As for Bloomsburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-4.
Everything came up roses for Southern Columbia Area against Bloomsburg when the teams last played back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 41-0 victory. Does Southern Columbia Area have another victory up their sleeve, or will Bloomsburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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