Columbia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by the Douglas County Tigers 47-14. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Tigers are ranked sixth).
Although Columbia took the loss, they still got scores from Cain Jefferson and Jeremiah Combs.
DJ Bourdeaux was his usual excellent self, throwing for 324 yards and four touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for Douglas County. Aaron Gregory was Bourdeaux's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Columbia's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Douglas County, they pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Columbia will head out to challenge South Atlanta at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Atlanta will be hoping to continue their five-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Douglas County, they are taking a road trip to face off against East Coweta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Douglas County's defense has only allowed 14.8 points per game this season, so East Coweta's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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