Football Preview: Columbus Titans vs. Riverton Rams
Columbus is 4-0 against Riverton since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbus Titans will head out to square off against the Riverton Rams at 7:00 p.m. Columbus is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39.6 points per game this season.
If Riverton heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Columbus took over last week. Columbus took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 62-30 victory over Baxter Springs. The Titans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Columbus found their leader in underclassman Braun Stone, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Those 186 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Stone. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Vilela, who threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Columbus didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jace Midgett and Jonas Stover.
Meanwhile, Riverton hadn't done well against Galena recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Riverton walked away with a 20-8 win over Galena. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Columbus' victory was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Riverton, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything came up roses for Columbus against Riverton in their previous meeting back in September of 2017, as the team secured a 48-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus since the squad 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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