Columbus has won five straight games at home, while Western has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Columbus Explorers will host the Western Wildcats at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Columbus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against South Dade as Columbus made off with a 28-7 victory.
Agyeman Addae was a one-man wrecking crew for Columbus as he rushed for 164 yards and a touchdown. Those 164 rushing yards gave Addae a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Western's offense rose to the challenge against a Bobcats defense that boasted an average of only 14 points allowed on Friday. Western blew past Boca Raton 42-0. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Bobcats are ranked 154th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Western didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Caleb Willams, Chase Black, and Martin Rhyne picked up one apiece.
Western is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 8.8 points per game. As for Columbus, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Columbus strolled past Western when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 31-13. Does Columbus have another victory up their sleeve, or will Western turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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