The St. Augustine Yellow Jackets will head out to square off against the Columbia Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Augustine is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
St. Augustine is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Nease just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 35-34 to the Panthers. The loss was the Yellow Jackets' first of the season.
St. Augustine might have lost, but man, Trendell Anderson was a machine: he rushed for 119 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Anderson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia came up short against Trinity Christian Academy on Friday and fell 21-14. Despite 56 more yards than the Conquerors, the Tigers couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Bynton Edge and Brandon Lovett.
Having lost for the first time this season, St. Augustine fell to 3-1. As for Columbia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: St. Augustine has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 368.8 total yards per game. It's a different story for Columbia, though, as they've been averaging only 220.2. Will St. Augustine be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Columbia flip the script?
St. Augustine was able to grind out a solid victory over Columbia in their previous matchup back in December of 2020, winning 35-24. Will St. Augustine repeat their success, or does Columbia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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