With a playoff game on the line, Columbus rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Western Wildcats , sneaking past 27-25. The Explorers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Wildcats, too.
The critical scores for Columbus came from Bryce Fitzgerald, Shaddai Carter, and Khamari Marceus.
When it comes to explaining why Western lost, don't look at Sebastian Circo. Despite the final result, he threw for 406 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Tromon Isaac, Jr. was another key player, picking up 189 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Columbus' victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.7 points per game. As for Western, the defeat snapped their winning streak at seven games and leaves them with a 8-5 record.
Columbus is taking a road trip to take on Venice at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Venice knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Columbus likes a good challenge. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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