Football Game Preview: Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets vs. Columbus Cardinals

The Cedar Grove-Belgium Rockets will take on the Columbus Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Cedar Grove-Belgium sitting on three straight victories and Columbus on five.

If Cedar Grove-Belgium beats Columbus with 42 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rockets breezed past Howards Grove to the tune of 42-14 on Friday. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 28 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Columbus' offense rose to the challenge against a L-Cats defense that boasted an average of only 14.86 points allowed on Friday. The Cardinals managed a 41-35 win over Lake Mills.

Cedar Grove-Belgium now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Columbus, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.

Cedar Grove-Belgium might still be hurting after the 57-33 defeat they got from Columbus in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. Thankfully for the Rockets, Conner Roche (who rushed for 294 yards and four scores while picking up 11.8 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.