Football Recap: Columbus East Olympians vs. Jeffersonville Red Devils
Columbus East won the last time they faced Jeffersonville, and things went their way on Friday too. The Columbus East Olympians simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Jeffersonville Red Devils 52-6 at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 45-0.
Leading Columbus East to victory were Kyson Villarreal and Thomas Houpey. Villarreal threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, while Houpey rushed for 127 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Columbus East also got help from Keaton Lawson, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 228 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Columbus East wouldn't let Jeffersonville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbus East can thank Eric Duncan and Aj Tindell for forcing both of them.
Columbus East has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Jeffersonville, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-3.
Columbus East wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 44-7 win against Bedford North Lawrence on the 18th. As for Jeffersonville, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 42-13 victory against Jennings County on the 18th.
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