The New Haven Bulldogs will square off against the Columbia City Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. New Haven, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Columbia City's (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, New Haven and Norwell were almost perfectly matched up, but New Haven suffered a 25-24 defeat.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Columbia City's strategy against DeKalb on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Columbia City blew DeKalb out of the water with a 60-14 final score. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Barons are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Landon Fazio was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, while also picking up 33 receiving yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 412 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
New Haven's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Columbia City, their victory bumped their record up to 5-0.
New Haven strolled past Columbia City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a score of 21-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Haven since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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