Columbia is 6-1 against Wharton since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbia Roughnecks will stay at home for another week and welcome the Wharton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Yoakum 46-21 last Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Roughnecks have posted since October 6, 2023.
Mudassir Abdullah continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry, and also picking up 52 receiving yards. He was no stranger to the big play, connecting on a big catch that went for 52 yards. 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 matchups.
Meanwhile, Wharton took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 55-10 win over Hempstead. 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.
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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