Football Preview: Gatesville Hornets vs. Columbia Roughnecks
The Gatesville Hornets's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Columbia Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.6 points per game this season.
Gatesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Madisonville 45-28.
Rayshon Smith was his usual excellent self, rushing for 164 yards and four touchdowns. Jack Erwin did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 126 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia's contest on Friday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Everything went their way against Jasper as Columbia made off with a 56-35 win. The victory was nothing new for the Roughnecks as they're now sitting on three straight.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Columbia to victory, but perhaps none more so than Cade Thoe, who threw for 232 yards and four touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Mudassir Abdullah, who gained 142 total yards and a touchdown.
Columbia is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.9 points per game. As for Gatesville, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Gatesville has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 218.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Columbia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 254.1. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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