Football Recap: Columbia Roughnecks vs. Gatesville Hornets
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Columbia can now relate to. They took a 42-27 bruising from the Gatesville Hornets on Friday. The Roughnecks' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Rayshon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Gatesville, rushing for 218 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. Smith's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 164 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Gehrig Keeton, who threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Gatesville, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Columbia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gatesville, they will host Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sealy will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Gatesville surely won't give up without a fight.
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