Football Preview: St. Augustine Yellow Jackets vs. Columbia Tigers
The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Columbia Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Augustine is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Nease just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Panthers were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 35-34 loss. The loss was the Yellow Jackets' first of the season.
St. Augustine might have lost, but man, Trendell Anderson was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday and fell 21-14. The Tigers gained 56 more yards on the day, but it was the Conquerors that made the best use of them.
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Bynton Edge and Brandon Lovett.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Augustine fell to 3-1. As for Columbia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's match: St. Augustine has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 386.3 total yards per game. It's a different story for Columbia, though, as they've been averaging only 209.5. Will St. Augustine be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Columbia flip the script?
St. Augustine beat Columbia 35-24 when the teams last played back in December of 2020. Does St. Augustine have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbia turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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