South Dade is 1-6 against Columbus since August of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. After each having a week off, both will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. South Dade's defense has only allowed 15.8 points per game this season, so Columbus' offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Dade took a loss when they played away from home on September 6th, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They really took it to Killian for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-7 win at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Buccaneers had established a 21 point advantage.
Jayden Shropshire had a dynamite game for South Dade, rushing for 42 yards and two touchdowns, while also picking up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown. Another big playmaker for South Dade was Montrey Jackson, who returned a punt for a touchdown.
South Dade's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Victor Guerrero and Korday Melvin who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Killian's side was Nicholas Wilton, who picked up a sack, made four total tackles (4.0 for loss), and defended a pass.
Meanwhile, it was close, but last Friday Columbus sidestepped Palmetto for a 17-14 victory.
The win got South Dade back to even at 2-2. As for Columbus, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for South Dade, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 34-20 loss to Columbus in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can South Dade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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