Football Preview: Taylorville Tornadoes vs. Columbia Eagles
The Taylorville Tornadoes will face off against the Columbia Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Taylorville will be strutting in after a win while Columbia will be coming in after a defeat.
Taylorville's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Robinson on the road to the tune of 34-0. The Tornadoes pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maroons had little chance of recovering from.
Baron Odam was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylorville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 417 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Robinson only gained 114.
Meanwhile, Columbia lost to Waterloo at home by a 31-14 margin on Friday.
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Hudson Bryant and Logan Hicks.
The victory got Taylorville back to even at 1-1. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Taylorville strolled past Columbia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 15-0. Will Taylorville repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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