Football Preview: Columbus East Olympians vs. Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs
After each having a week off, the Columbus East Olympians and the Franklin Community Grizzly Cubs will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus East will be strutting in after a victory while Franklin Community will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbus East is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Bedford North Lawrence: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Columbus East blew Bedford North Lawrence out of the water with a 44-7 final score. The Olympians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Columbus East's win came down to the chemistry between Kyson Villarreal and his top target Keaton Lawson. Villarreal threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Lawson gained 187 total yards and two touchdowns. Thomas Houpey helped Villarreal out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Franklin Community was a bit more limited in their game last Friday. They had to suffer through a 35-3 loss at the hands of Decatur Central. The matchup marked the Grizzly Cubs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Franklin Community got top-tier performance from Alex Leugers, who rushed for 162 yards while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Leugers really tore up the turf during one magnificent 86-yard run.
Columbus East's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Franklin Community, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Columbus East against Franklin Community in their previous meeting back in October of 2015, as the squad secured a 56-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Franklin Community's Zach Dowell, who rushed for 206 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Columbus East to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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