On Friday Columbus Grove will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the St. John's Bluejays at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in Columbus Grove's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four games.
Columbus Grove is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Mohawk 35-13. The result was nothing new for the Bulldogs, who have now won 11 matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
Trenton Barraza was his usual excellent self, rushing for 287 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. 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.
Columbus Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 150 rushing yards in nine consecutive matches.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Columbus Grove's defense and their three sacks. Layton Blankemeyer was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself.
Meanwhile, St. John's had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Vikings by a score of 21-13.
St. John's has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-7 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.6 points per game. As for Columbus Grove, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home.
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