Football Recap: Columbia Wildcats vs. Mattamuskeet Lakers
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They blew past the Mattamuskeet Lakers, posting a 70-38 victory at home. For the Wildcats, this counts as revenge for the 50-38 loss the Lakers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in August.
Among those leading the charge was Wesley Helms, who threw for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Columbia's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3. As for Mattamuskeet, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia will welcome Hobgood Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Mattamuskeet, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Bear Grass Charter at 7:00 p.m.
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