Football Preview: St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers vs. Columbus Titans
After starting their season with two straight games on the road, St. Mary's-Colgan is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Columbus Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
St. Mary's-Colgan's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Frontenac on Friday. They lost 26-0 to the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Columbus got the win against Galena on Friday by a conclusive 28-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Titans have posted against the Bulldogs since October 18, 2019.
Jett Tanner had a dynamite game for Columbus, rushing for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Columbus also got a significant boost from Syler Schuburger, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 87 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
St. Mary's-Colgan's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Columbus, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Everything came up roses for St. Mary's-Colgan against Columbus when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 59-20 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Columbus' Jace Midgett, who picked up 146 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will St. Mary's-Colgan still be able to contain Midgett? There's only one way to find out.
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