Football Recap: Columbia Takes a Loss

After soaring to 35 points the game before, Columbia was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They fell 14-7 to the Roxana Shells. Despite 162 more yards than the Shells, the Eagles couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.

Mason Voegele rushed for 71 yards, and also threw for 146 yards on 13 of 25 attempts. Keegan Thompson was his top target, picking up 60 receiving yards. On the ground, Logan Hicks rushed for 88 yards on only nine carries.

The critical scores for Roxana came from Kael Hester and Luke Hartman.

Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Roxana, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia will host Freeburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia's defense has only allowed 18 points per game this season, so Freeburg's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Roxana, they will square off against Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roxana is facing Salem at the right time seeing as Salem is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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