Columbia is 1-8 against Bear Grass Charter since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbia Wildcats have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Bear Grass Charter Bears at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Columbia will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Hobgood Charter, who they had gone 0-5 against in their five prior meetings. Columbia came out on top against Hobgood Charter by a score of 38-28 on Friday. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Wildcats were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bear Grass Charter). They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 60-14 win over Mattamuskeet. The result was nothing new for the Bears, who have now won five matches by 22 points or more so far this season.
It was another big night for Vance Keel, who rushed for 116 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also caught a touchdown. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass. Coby Beck was another key player, rushing for 59 yards and a touchdown.
Columbia pushed their record up to 5-3 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Bear Grass Charter, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Columbia might still be hurting after the 46-20 defeat they got from Bear Grass Charter in their previous meeting back in September. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Keel, who rushed for 115 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries, and also caught a touchdown. Now that Columbia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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