Columbia has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They and the Black River Pirates are set to duel. Columbia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 30.4 points per game this season.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-14 victory over Brookside. Considering the Raiders have won five games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Jimmy Stofey, who rushed for 130 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also caught a touchdown. Those 130 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Xavier Hendon was another key rusher, rushing for 69 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 408 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 8-8 at halftime, Black River was not quite Clearview's equal in the second half on Friday. They took a 22-14 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Clippers. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 499th, while the Clippers are ranked 232nd).
Columbia's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Black River, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Columbia came up short against Black River when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-20. Will Columbia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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