Bedford North Lawrence is 2-8 against Columbus East since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Bedford North Lawrence Stars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Columbus East Olympians at 7:00 p.m.
Bedford North Lawrence is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Madison on Friday. Bedford North Lawrence was dealt a 47-18 defeat at the hands of Madison. The Stars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Columbus East took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 52-6 victory over Jeffersonville. The Olympians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Columbus East's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kyson Villarreal, who threw for 137 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and Thomas Houpey, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Columbus East also got help from Keaton Lawson, who showed off his sure hands for 87 receiving yards.
Columbus East didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Lawson, Greg Craft, and Cam Herron picked up one apiece. Craft also made seven total tackles, which is notable because Columbus East is 4-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbus East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 223 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Bedford North Lawrence's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Columbus East, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Bedford North Lawrence was able to grind out a solid win over Columbus East in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 28-21. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Villarreal, who threw for 222 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 73 yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Bedford North Lawrence still be able to contain Villarreal? There's only one way to find out.
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