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| 10/03/25 - Home | 62-0 W |
| 10/04/24 - Away | 60-12 W |
| 09/29/23 - Home | 42-0 W |
| 09/30/22 - Away | 13-22 L |
| 10/01/21 - Home | 42-12 W |
| + 2 more games |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They really took it to the East Alton-Wood River Oilers for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Oilers are ranked 467th) , the win on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jase Nelson had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 129 yards and two scores. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 65 yards.
Columbia didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited East Alton-Wood River to a completion percentage of just 18.8%. The Eagles have been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.6 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.6 in their last three games.
Columbia's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 37.0 points this season. As for East Alton-Wood River, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-6.
Columbia has already played their next game, a 7-6 win against Salem on the 10th. As for East Alton-Wood River, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-0 defeat against Freeburg on the 10th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
