Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over the Brookside Cardinals. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-7.
Jimmy Stofey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, while also catching a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Xavier Hendon, who rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win was the fourth in a row for Columbia, bringing their record for this year to 7-2. As for Brookside, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Columbia and Black River are set to duel on Friday. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.1 points per game this season. As for Brookside, they will challenge Clearview at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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