Columbia is 9-0 against Wellington since September of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Columbia Raiders will host the Wellington Dukes at 7:00 p.m. Columbia's defense has only allowed 16.5 points per game this season, so Wellington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat Oberlin 48-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won three matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jimmy Stofey was his usual excellent self, rushing for 111 yards and a touchdown on only six carries, while also picking up 36 receiving yards. Xavier Hendon was another key rusher, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 290 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Wellington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 42-19 to Clearview. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 566th, while the Clippers are ranked 183rd).
Columbia has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. As for Wellington, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Everything went Columbia's way against Wellington in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Columbia made off with a 40-14 victory. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Wellington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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