After flying high against Independence last Friday, Columbia came back down to earth. The Columbia Raiders fell to the Fairview Warriors 20-14. The Raiders were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Columbia lost on Friday, don't look at Jimmy Stofey. Despite the final result, he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.
Even though they lost, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fairview only rushed for 75.
The critical scores for Fairview came from Pat Canfield, Savijan Harris, and Mason Woodworth.
Columbia's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for Fairview, the win snapped their losing streak at seven games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 1-1 record.
Columbia will face off against Northwestern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Fairview, they will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Brookside at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fairview is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
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