The Napoleon Pirates will face off against the Columbia Central Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Napoleon is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Michigan Center just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Cardinals 46-14. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Cardinals are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Columbia Central came tearing into Friday's matchup with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Trojans 56-14. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won four contests by 30 points or more so far this season.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Julian Boardman and Bauston Pilaczynski. Boardman gained 88 total yards while Pilaczynski gained 104 total yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Columbia Central proved: they limited Homer to a paltry 2.3 yards per carry. The team can thank Hunter Czubachowski for the heroic effort on defense: he. Columbia Central didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.8.
Columbia Central's record now sits at 5-3. As for Napoleon, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-3.
Napoleon strolled past Columbia Central when the teams last played back in August by a score of 48-29. Will the Pirates repeat their success, or do the Golden Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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