The Needville Bluejays will head out to square off against the Columbus Cardinals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Needville was fully in charge, breezing past Livingston 42-8 on the road. The Bluejays pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Lions cut but never quite recovered from.
Kobie Campbell was a one-man wrecking crew for Needville as he rushed for 179 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. Campbell's longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Cameron Hall, who rushed for 63 yards on only five carries.
Hall wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Needville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 406 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Needville wouldn't let Livingston keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Needville can thank Diego Hernandez and Jett Giles for forcing both of them. Hernandez also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making eight total tackles.
Meanwhile, Columbus took their game at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 63-21 victory over La Grange. With the Cardinals ahead 42-21 at the half, the match was all but over already.
The win made it two in a row for Needville and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Columbus, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
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