Columbus North is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Bloomington North is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Columbus North Bull Dogs will welcome the Bloomington North Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 853 yards in their previous games.
Last Friday, Columbus North didn't have too much trouble with Bloomington South on the road as they won 32-14. Given the Bull Dogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Panthers are ranked 50th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbus North's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Gino Prescott, who rushed for 162 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.0 yards per carry. Prescott's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 119 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another signal caller making a difference was Asher Ratliff, who threw for 188 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.8% of his passes.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Columbus North's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jose M. Ramirez Casas and Evan Saevre, who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Bloomington South's side was Cole Finney, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus North was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Bloomington North's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 28-20 victory over Columbus East.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Dash King and Kyson Villarreal. 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.
Columbus North's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Bloomington North, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 6-1.
Columbus North couldn't quite finish off Bloomington North in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 38-35. Will Columbus North have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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