The Columbia Raiders will face off against the Keystone Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Columbia strolled past Firelands with points to spare, taking the game 35-19. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Gage Maruna looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 59 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also throwing for 61 yards and two touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Justin Smith was in the mix as well, providing Columbia with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Columbia was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 221 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Keystone, who bounced back after a loss on the road back in August. They took their match at home last Friday with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Crestview. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Wildcats just coasted through the last quarter.
Zach Shackelford was a one-man wrecking crew for Keystone as he rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 149 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes.
Columbia's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Keystone, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Columbia strolled past Keystone when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 22-7. Will Columbia repeat their success, or does Keystone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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