Columbus Academy is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Piketon is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Columbus Academy Vikings will welcome the Piketon Redstreaks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Columbus Academy: 11.4, Piketon: 12.6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Columbus Academy is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Bishop Ready just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 23-14 to the Silver Knights. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Piketon blew past Westfall, posting a 42-6 win. Considering the Redstreaks have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Buddy Wilson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 156 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. His rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 113 rushing yards.
Piketon was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Piketon wouldn't let Westfall keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Piketon can thank Connor Mcglone and Wyatt Savage for forcing both of them.
Having lost for the first time this season, Columbus Academy fell to 9-1. As for Piketon, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Columbus Academy was able to grind out a solid win over Piketon when the teams last played back in November of 2021, winning 30-22. Will Columbus Academy repeat their success, or does Piketon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
