Bedford North Lawrence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by the Columbus East Olympians at home and fell 44-7. While losing is never fun, the Stars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 211th, while the Olympians are ranked 71st).
Even if they lost, Bedford North Lawrence's defensive line still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Leading the way was Brady Byers with two. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last eight games he's played.
A big part of Columbus East's victory came down to the chemistry between Kyson Villarreal and his top target Keaton Lawson. Villarreal threw for 219 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes while Lawson gained 187 total yards and two touchdowns. Thomas Houpey helped Villarreal out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown.
Bedford North Lawrence's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Columbus East, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-3.
Bedford North Lawrence didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 38-6 victory against Jennings County on the 25th. As for Columbus East, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Franklin Community at 7:00 p.m. on November 1st. Columbus East is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.9 points per game this season.
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