Purvis and Columbia are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Purvis Tornadoes will take on the Columbia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Purvis will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.
Purvis is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 56-47 win over Northeast Lauderdale on Friday.
Moses Cummings was his usual excellent self, rushing for 224 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 144 rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Columbia waltzed into their match on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 55-34 victory. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Purvis pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Columbia, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Purvis came up short against Columbia when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 34-21. Can Purvis avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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