Columbia had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They secured a 22-18 W over the Clearview Clippers. That's more bragging rights for the Raiders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Columbia can attribute much of their success to Gage Maruna, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns. Those 86 rushing yards gave Maruna a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Several Clippers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cy Christensen, who threw for 220 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Columbia pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Clearview, their loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1.
Columbia didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-14 win against Brookside on the 18th. Clearview has also already played their next matchup, a 22-14 victory against Black River on the 18th.
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