The Columbia Eagles will head out to take on the Taylorville Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Columbia ended up a good deal behind Waterloo and lost 31-14.
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Hudson Bryant and Logan Hicks.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Taylorville's strategy against Robinson on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Taylorville blew Robinson out of the water with a 34-0 final score. The Tornadoes pushed the score to 21-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Maroons had little chance of recovering from.
Baron Odam went supernova for Taylorville, rushing for 152 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also throwing for 199 yards and two touchdowns. Odam was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Taylorville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 417 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Robinson only gained 114.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Taylorville, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Things could have been worse for Columbia, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 15-0 loss to Taylorville in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Columbia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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