Football Preview: Columbus Blue Devils vs. Sumter County Panthers
The Columbus Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Sumter County Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Columbus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Spencer on Thursday. They took a blow against the Greenwave, falling 35-8. The Blue Devils were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-0.
Meanwhile, while Sumter County put up some points on Friday, the same can't be said for Hardaway. Sumter County took their contest with ease, bagging a 30-0 victory over Hardaway. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five matchups by 30 points or more so far this season.
Sumter County can attribute much of their success to Quay'Shaun Tatum, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Keaston Taylor also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Sumter County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hardaway only rushed for 54.
Columbus' defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Sumter County, their win bumped their record up to 8-1.
Columbus was dealt a bruising 55-7 loss at the hands of Sumter County in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Columbus was down 41-0.
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