The Columbia Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the Union City Soaring Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbia has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with six straight defeats, while Union City will come in with six straight wins.
Columbia is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bayonne on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Columbia was dealt a 47-7 loss at the hands of Bayonne. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 269th, while the Bees are ranked 106th).
Meanwhile, Union City got themselves on the board against Irvington on Friday, but Irvington never followed suit. They breezed by the Blue Knights at home to the tune of 51-0. The result was nothing new for the Soaring Eagles, who have now won five games by 35 points or more so far this season.
Union City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mark Boyd, who rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Union City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 316 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 197 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Union City, their victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Columbia was taken down by Union City 49-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Columbia, Elijah Rose (who rushed for 80 yards and four touchdowns) 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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