With a playoff game on the line, Gatesville rose to the challenge on Friday. They strolled past the Columbia Roughnecks with points to spare, taking the game 42-27. The victory was familiar territory for the Hornets who have now won three contests in a row.
Rayshon Smith continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 218 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 164 rushing yards. Jack Erwin also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Gatesville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 241 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Gatesville has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.4 points per game. As for Columbia, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 8-4 record.
Gatesville will face off against Sealy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gatesville's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three matches. Columbia does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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