Football Preview: Columbus Grove Bulldogs vs. Allen East Mustangs
The Columbus Grove Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Allen East Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus Grove is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Columbus Grove is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Jefferson: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Columbus Grove blew Jefferson out of the water with a 65-6 final score. The matchup marked the Bulldogs' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Trenton Barraza, who rushed for 206 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Barraza is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevon Baxter, who gained 90 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 364 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Columbus Grove's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kylan Mayes and Layton Blankemeyer, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Allen East made sure to put some points up on the board against Crestview on Friday. Allen East came out on top against Crestview by a score of 48-41. The Mustangs' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Columbus Grove's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Allen East, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Columbus Grove strolled past Allen East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 47-28. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus Grove 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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