Football Recap: Columbus East Olympians vs. Bedford North Lawrence Stars
You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Columbus East's strategy against Bedford North Lawrence on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Columbus East Olympians blew the Bedford North Lawrence Stars out of the water with a 44-7 final score. Considering the Olympians have won five matches by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
A big part of Columbus East's victory came down to the chemistry between Kyson Villarreal and his top target Keaton Lawson. Villarreal threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Lawson gained 187 total yards and two touchdowns. Columbus East also got a significant boost from Thomas Houpey, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 104 yards.
Columbus East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Columbus East's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
After each having a week off, Columbus East and Franklin Community will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Columbus East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season. As for Bedford North Lawrence, they wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next contest, a 38-6 victory against Jennings County on the 25th.
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