It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Spanish River can now relate to. They took a blow against the Columbus Explorers on Thursday, falling 56-8. Having soared to a lofty 48 points in the game before, the Sharks couldn't push the score so high this time.
A big part of Columbus' victory came down to the chemistry between Vicente Gonzalez and his top target Jason Barket Jr.. Gonzalez rushed for seven yards and a touchdown while Barket Jr. threw for 73 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes.
Spanish River's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-4. As for Columbus, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.
Spanish River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Columbus, they have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome South Dade at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus' defense has only allowed 14.2 points per game this season, so South Dade's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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