The Columbia Central Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Hanover-Horton Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Columbia Central took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They put the hurt on Homer with a sharp 28-6 win. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Hanover-Horton put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by Addison on the road to the tune of 42-0. Given the Comets' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Panthers are ranked 378th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbia Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Hanover-Horton, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Columbia Central strolled past Hanover-Horton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 41-26. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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