Football Preview: Huntington North Vikings vs. Columbia City Eagles
Huntington North hasn't had much luck against Columbia City recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Huntington North Vikings will square off against the Columbia City Eagles at 7:00 p.m.
Huntington North might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 28-16 to East Noble, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Knights are ranked 42nd).
Meanwhile, Columbia City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Bellmont, posting a 61-0 win at home. Fans of the Eagles have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 346 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Columbia City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Smith and Landon Atkins. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Huntington North and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Columbia City, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Huntington North might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from Columbia City in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Huntington North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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