Columbia City put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took down the Huntington North Vikings 37-21. The Eagles pushed the score to 30-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Landon Fazio was his usual excellent self, rushing for 164 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Columbia City's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Smith and Tyler Faust. The dominant performance gave Smith a new career-high in rushing yards. Ethan Mcintosh was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Columbia City's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Huntington North, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Columbia City is taking a road trip to square off against DeKalb at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia City's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so DeKalb's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Huntington North, they will square off against Bellmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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