Jeffersonville hasn't had much luck against Columbus East recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Jeffersonville Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:00 p.m. Columbus East took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Jeffersonville, who comes in off a win.
Jeffersonville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past New Albany with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 40-22. The win almost wasn't to be: the Red Devils were down 14-0 in the second quarter.
Cam Hollaway was nothing short of spectacular: he picked up 100 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Jeffersonville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kilion Underwood and Montreal Monts.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Columbus East's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 28-20 to Bloomington North. The Olympians haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Kyson Villarreal and Dash King. King had a great game and rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Villarreal was balling out in the loss, throwing for 163 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 passes, while also rushing for 85 yards on only 12 carries.
Jeffersonville's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. As for Columbus East, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.
Things could have been worse for Jeffersonville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 25-7 loss to Columbus East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Villarreal, who rushed for 74 yards, and also threw for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Jeffersonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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