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| 10/11/24 - Home | 35-34 W |
| 10/06/23 - Away | 35-38 L |
| 10/07/22 - Home | 48-42 W |
| 10/08/21 - Away | 55-19 W |
| 10/09/20 - Home | 42-14 W |
| + 5 more games |
Columbus North has gone 8-2 against Bloomington North recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Bull Dogs will venture away from home to square off against the Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
Columbus North is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Bloomington South on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bull Dogs took a blow against the Panthers, falling 55-24.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They breezed past the Olympians to the tune of 42-0. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Bloomington North's win came from a few key players Columbus North will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Matthew, who rushed for 90 yards and one touchdown on only nine carries. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 57 yards. Noah Ferree was in the mix as well, providing Bloomington North with two TDs.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Bloomington North proved: they limited Columbus East to a paltry 1.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Kellen Bishop for the heroic effort on defense: he. Bloomington North's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 3.3 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 5.9 on average over their last five games.
Bloomington North didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off seven passes before the game was over. Bishop picked up that interception and then proceeded to rub salt in the wound by taking it back the other way for a touchdown. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.6 total tackles per game. He got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Bloomington North now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Columbus North, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-3 record this season.
Columbus North won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in October of 2024, slipping by Bloomington North 35-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bull Dogs since the squad 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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