Football Preview: Northwestern Huskies vs. Columbia Raiders
Northwestern is 2-7 against Columbia since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northwestern Huskies will host the Columbia Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Northwestern will be strutting in after a victory while Columbia will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row dating back to last season, Northwestern finally turned things around against Black River on Friday. They walked away with a 28-21 win over the Pirates.
Isaac Beun was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 216 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown. Mason Myers was Beun's top target, picking up 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Columbia was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to Fairview.
Columbia's loss came about despite a quality game from Jimmy Stofey, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown.
The victory got Northwestern back to even at 1-1. As for Columbia, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Northwestern took a serious blow against Columbia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 57-22. Thankfully for Northwestern, Marco Cirigliano (who rushed for 241 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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