The Columbia Blue Devils will stay at home for another week and welcome the Niskayuna Silver Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Columbia heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Friday. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Queensbury. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Spartans: they've now lost three in a row.
Defeat or not, Columbia got some senior leadership from Aj Ficarra and Christopher Carter Jr. Ficarra rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns, while Carter Jr rushed for 101 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, after only 12 points in their last match, Niskayuna made sure to put some points up on the board against Albany on Friday. Niskayuna claimed a resounding 48-18 victory over Albany. With that win, the Silver Warriors brought their scoring average up to 26.2 points per game.
Niskayuna got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Aliyus Mccloud out in front who rushed for 154 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Mccloud a new career-high in rushing yards. Cameron Grasso was another key player, gaining 142 total yards and a touchdown.
Niskayuna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 411 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Niskayuna, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-5 record.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 28-6 defeat they got from Niskayuna in their previous meeting back in September of 2021. Thankfully for Columbia, Dan Quinn (who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 110 yards on ten of 15 attempts) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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