Football Recap: South Columbus Triumphant Thanks to a Strong Effort from Rush Blackwell

By Team Reports Oct 21, 2024, 6:19am

Football Recap: South Columbus Stallions vs. Heide Trask Titans

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After losing to Heide Trask the last time they met, South Columbus decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Everything went the South Columbus Stallions' way against the Heide Trask Titans on Friday as the South Columbus Stallions made off with a 49-27 victory. The result was nothing new for the Stallions, who have now won five matches by 22 points or more so far this season.

Rush Blackwell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Briar Johnson was another key back, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Columbus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 444 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests.

South Columbus pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Heide Trask, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-3.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Columbus will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Whiteville at 7:30 p.m. on November 1st. As for Heide Trask, they are taking a road trip to take on East Columbus at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Heide Trask is facing East Columbus at the right time seeing as East Columbus is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.

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