Football Preview: Columbia Raiders vs. Oberlin The Phoenix
Columbia has gone 9-1 against Oberlin recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Columbia Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the Oberlin The Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Columbia is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Keystone on Friday. Columbia fell 20-7 to Keystone. The contest marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Columbia wouldn't let Keystone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbia can thank Justin Smith and Gage Maruna for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Oberlin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss dating back to last season. They were beaten by Clearview 42-0. While losing is never fun, the The Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 694th, while the Clippers are ranked 167th).
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Oberlin, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything came up roses for Columbia against Oberlin in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 34-6 win. In that matchup, Columbia amassed a halftime lead of 34-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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