vs
| 09/20/24 - Home | 7-20 L |
| 09/15/23 - Away | 22-7 W |
| 10/14/22 - Home | 42-36 W |
| 10/15/21 - Away | 24-34 L |
| 09/04/20 - Home | 28-53 L |
| + 3 more games |
Columbia and Keystone are an even 4-4 against one another since September of 2017, but not for long. The Raiders will challenge the Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Columbia sitting on seven straight wins and Keystone on four.
If Columbia beats Keystone with 48 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Raiders beat Oberlin on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 48-14. With the Raiders ahead 33-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Columbia's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Peyton Liedtke led the charge by rushing for 100 yards and two scores. Liedtke was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 51 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Hendon, who rushed for 105 yards and one TD on only ten carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 347 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Keystone got themselves on the board against Wellington on Friday, but Wellington never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 35-0 victory over the Dukes. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 35 points or more this season.
Columbia's record now sits at 7-0. As for Keystone, their record is now 5-2.
Columbia came up short against Keystone in their previous matchup back in September of 2024, falling 20-7. Thankfully for the Raiders, Zach Shackelford (who rushed for 96 yards and a pair of touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 98 yards and one TD) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
