The Columbus Grove Bulldogs will challenge the Jefferson Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Columbus Grove has four straight victories, Jefferson has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Columbus Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Spencerville, posting a 45-7 win on the road. Considering the Bulldogs have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Trenton Barraza was his usual excellent self, rushing for 123 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries. Barraza is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 100 every time he's taken the field this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Sautter, who threw for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes.
Meanwhile, Jefferson entered their match against Bluffton on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Jefferson was dealt a 52-7 loss at the hands of Bluffton. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 578th, while the Pirates are ranked 96th).
Columbus Grove pushed their record up to 4-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for Columbus Grove against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 49-0 win. Does Columbus Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jefferson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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