The Columbia Eagles will venture away from home to square off against the Salem Seminoles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbia has three straight victories, Salem has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Columbia is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Redan: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Columbia blew Redan out of the water with a 44-12 final score. The Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 32 points or more this season.
Nishan Hillman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Columbia is undefeated when Hillman posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 0-6 otherwise. Rashaad Silver was another key player, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Columbia's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. It was truly a group effort as Kemonte Cummings, Mikel Edwin, Roynard Tolbert, and Cain Jefferson picked up two apiece. Tolbert has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 18 times he's played.
Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, a win for Salem just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 28-6 to Miller Grove.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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