Columbia is 6-1 against Wharton since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbia Roughnecks have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Yoakum on Friday as Columbia made off with a 46-21 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Roughnecks have posted since October 6, 2023.
It was another big night for Mudassir Abdullah, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picked up 52 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Korbyn Faulkner, who rushed for 105 yards on only five carries.
Columbia wouldn't let Yoakum keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Columbia can thank Braden Gilliam and Grant Thrasher for forcing all of them. The dominant performance also gave Thrasher a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Wharton blew past Hempstead, posting a 55-10 win on the road. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Ja'Keon Jackson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 179 yards and four touchdowns. Ja'Carious Wiley was another key player, gaining 126 total yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Columbia back to even at 2-2. As for Wharton, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Columbia against Wharton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the squad secured a 55-0 victory. Does Columbia have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wharton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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