Columbia has gone 6-1 against Wharton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Columbia Roughnecks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Yoakum on Friday as Columbia made off with a 46-21 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Roughnecks have posted since October 6, 2023.
Mudassir Abdullah was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards.incredibly, Abdullah got all that yardage with just one huge grab Korbyn Faulkner was another key player, rushing 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. The dominant performance also gave Thrasher a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 453 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Wharton humbled Hempstead with a 55-10 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
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. Another player making a difference was Ja'Carious Wiley, who gained 126 total yards and two touchdowns.
The victory got Columbia back to even at 2-2. As for Wharton, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Columbia has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 286.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Wharton struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.8. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Columbia against Wharton in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 55-0 victory. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Wharton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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