Wharton hasn't had much luck against Columbia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Wharton Tigers will head out to take on the Columbia Roughnecks at 7:00 p.m. Wharton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
Wharton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 55-10 win over Hempstead on the road.
It was another big night for Ja'Keon Jackson, who rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also threw for 179 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Ja'Carious Wiley was in the mix as well, providing Wharton with two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Columbia posted their biggest victory since October 6, 2023 on Friday. Everything went their way against Yoakum as Columbia made off with a 46-21 win.
Mudassir Abdullah continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards. He showed off some serious burst, connecting on a big catch for 52 yards. Another player making a difference was Korbyn Faulkner, who rushed for 105 yards on only five carries.
Columbia wouldn't let Yoakum keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. Columbia can thank Braden Gilliam and Grant Thrasher for forcing all of them. Thrasher also set a new season high mark in rushing yards with 168.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matches.
Wharton's victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for Columbia, the win also got them back to even at 2-2.
Wharton was dealt a bruising 55-0 defeat at the hands of Columbia in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Wharton, Trevon Lewis (who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only eight 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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