Football Preview: St. Augustine Yellow Jackets vs. Columbia Tigers
The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will head out to take on the Columbia Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Augustine is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Nease just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Panthers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 loss. The loss was the Yellow Jackets' first of the season.
St. Augustine might have lost, but man, Trendell Anderson was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday and fell 21-14. The Tigers gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Conquerors that made the best use of them.
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Bynton Edge and Brandon Lovett.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Augustine fell to 3-1. As for Columbia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia in their previous meeting back in December of 2020, winning 35-24. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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