The Pierce County Bears will venture away from home to face off against the Columbia Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Pierce County is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Their defense stepped up to hand Jackson a 56-0 shutout. The contest marked the Bears' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Columbia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 37.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They really took it to the Bulldogs for the full four quarters, racking up a 46-12 victory. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 27 point advantage.
Nishan Hillman had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. He is becoming a predictor of Columbia's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is undefeated (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Nick Hill handled things on the ground, rushing for 94 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Columbia didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Durante Speer and Jamarion Davis. Davis has been hot recently, having also posted at least one defended passe the last four times he's played. Another thorn in Butler's side was Roynard Tolbert, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 204 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Pierce County pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 44.3 points per game. As for Columbia, their record now sits at 5-6.
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