Floyd Central is 2-8 against Columbus East since September of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Floyd Central Highlanders will be playing at home against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:00 p.m. After the two teams made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Columbus East is hoping to do what Jeffersonville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Floyd Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Floyd Central simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Jeffersonville 41-14 at home. The match marked the Highlanders' most dominant win of the season so far.
Sebastion Robertson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 174 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 56 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Mull, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Columbus East had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 43-17. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Olympians just coasted through the last quarter.
Thomas Houpey went supernova for Columbus East, rushing for 134 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Houpey a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyson Villarreal was another key player, rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
Floyd Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Columbus East, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Everything went Floyd Central's way against Columbus East when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Floyd Central made off with a 28-3 win. Will Floyd Central repeat their success, or does Columbus East have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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