Football Preview: Mid-Carolina Rebels vs. Columbia Capitals
Mid-Carolina has gone 4-0 against Columbia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. After each having a week off, both will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Mid-Carolina's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Batesburg-Leesville two weeks ago. They were dealt a 48-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Rebels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Panthers are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Columbia lost to Swansea at home by a 20-6 margin last Saturday. The matchup marked the Capitals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Columbia wouldn't let Swansea keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbia can thank Domarion Wilson and Salami Faitu for forcing both of them. Wilson also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
The defeat snapped Mid-Carolina's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for Columbia, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
Mid-Carolina took their win against Columbia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 29-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mid-Carolina since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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