The Queensbury Spartans will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Columbia Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Friday, Queensbury was just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake. Queensbury has struggled against Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Queensbury might have lost, but man, Zavry Ward was a machine: he threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 77 yards. Another player making a difference was Kasigh Gooden, who picked up 105 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Columbia entered their contest against Averill Park on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Columbia fell 20-13 to Averill Park. The match marked the Blue Devils' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Aj Ficarra, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 242 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Queensbury now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Columbia, the defeat snapped their losing streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Saturday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Queensbury has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Columbia struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.2. It's looking like Saturday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Queensbury's way against Columbia in their previous meeting back in November of 2022, as Queensbury made off with a 39-18 win. In that match, Queensbury amassed a halftime lead of 20-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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