After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Columbia is finally coming home. They will look to take advantage of their home-field as they take on the Nampa Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia will be strutting in after a win while Nampa will be coming in after a defeat.
Columbia's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed by Caldwell on the road to the tune of 43-0. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Wildcats had established a 22 point advantage.
Columbia found their leader in underclassman Gavin Healey, who threw for 270 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes. Brycen Alford was Healey's top target, picking up 117 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Columbia wouldn't let Caldwell keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbia can thank Brenten Thueson and Michael Dominguez for forcing both of them. Dominguez also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (1.5 for loss).
Meanwhile, Nampa came up short against Boise on Friday and fell 25-15. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Nampa, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Columbia was taken down by Nampa 55-20 in their previous meeting back in October of 2021. Thankfully for Columbia, Daniel Carrillo (who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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