The Columbus Explorers will head out on the road to challenge the Northwestern Bulls at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Columbus' defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Coral Gables at home to the tune of 33-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Explorers who have now won four matches in a row.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwestern). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 50-14 win over Key West. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bulls had established a 20 point advantage.
Northwestern got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was King Davis out in front who rushed for 66 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Northwestern was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
Columbus' record now sits at 5-2. As for Northwestern, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Columbus strolled past Northwestern in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 24-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbus 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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