Oberlin hasn't had much luck against Columbia recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Oberlin The Phoenix will welcome the Columbia Raiders at 7:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Oberlin is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 42-0 loss at the hands of Clearview. While losing is never fun, the The Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 694th, while the Clippers are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 7-7 at halftime, Columbia was not quite Keystone's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 20-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats. The match marked the Raiders' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Columbia wouldn't let Keystone keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Columbia can thank Justin Smith and Gage Maruna for forcing both of them.
Oberlin's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Columbia, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Oberlin took a serious blow against Columbia in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 34-6. Thankfully for Oberlin, Marco Cirigliano (who rushed for 196 yards and four touchdowns on only six 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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