Football Preview: Floyd Central Highlanders vs. Columbus East Olympians
Floyd Central is 2-8 against Columbus East since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Floyd Central Highlanders will welcome the Columbus East Olympians at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Columbus East is hoping to do what Jeffersonville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Floyd Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Floyd Central claimed a resounding 41-14 victory over Jeffersonville at home. That looming 41-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Highlanders yet this season.
Meanwhile, Columbus East entered their tilt with New Albany on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victor by a 43-17 margin over the Bulldogs. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Olympians just coasted through the last quarter.
Thomas Houpey was a one-man wrecking crew for Columbus East as he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Houpey a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyson Villarreal was another key player, rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbus East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Floyd Central's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Columbus East, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Floyd Central's way against Columbus East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as Floyd Central made off with a 28-3 victory. Will Floyd Central repeat their success, or does Columbus East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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