Hobgood Charter is 5-0 against Columbia since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Hobgood Charter Raiders will head out to face off against the Columbia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hobgood Charter is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Hobgood Charter is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Bear Grass Charter on Friday. They fell 24-12 to the Bears.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 70-38 victory over Mattamuskeet.
Wesley Helms looked great while leading his team to the win, throwing for 142 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 293 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Hobgood Charter's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Columbia, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Hobgood Charter was able to grind out a solid win over Columbia when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 34-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hobgood Charter 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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