Football roundup: Columbus looks to keep winning

Cardinal will hope to grab its second win of the season on Friday night with a victory over Pella Christian.

The Comets picked up their first win of the year two weeks ago against Colfax-Mingo, but the Comets fell last week to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 52-6.

Pella Christian comes in off its second loss of 2023, a 42-15 defeat at the hands of Sigourney-Keota.

Pella Christian has won the last two matchups.

Columbus (4-2) at Van Buren County (3-3)

Columbus has won three in a row since its last loss to Lisbon, 34-28.

The Wildcats will look to make it four in a row against Van Buren County on Friday.

Meanwhile, VBC had been on a bit of a hot streak winning three straight, until a 46-7 defeat last week against Danville.

The two squads are 2-2 in all time matchup, with the Warriors winning the latest in 2019, 18-12.

Pekin (4-2) at Wapello (1-5)

Pekin hopes to get back-to-back wins on Friday will a victory over Wapello.

The Panthers downed Highland last week 56-0, ending a two-game slide.

Wapello comes in on a three-game losing streak. They were defeated by Lisbon last week 68-0.

Highland (0-6) at Louisa-Muscatine (0-6)

Highland or Louisa-Muscatine will pick up its first victory of the season on Friday when the two square off.

The Huskies fell to Pekin last week 56-0, while the Falcons enter off a loss to Columbus 70-14.

Mid-Prairie (2-4) at Central Lee (3-3)

Mid-Prairie and Central Lee will both hope to get back in the win column this week.

The Golden Hawks were winner of two, before a 38-7 loss to Mediapolis last week.

Central Lee is currently on a three game slide, losing to West Burlington last week 27-0.

Sigourney-Keota (5-1) at Colfax-Mingo (1-5)

Sigourney-Keota is one of the hottest teams in the area right now.

The Cobras are currently on a five game win streak since losing their season opener.

They downed Pella Christian a week ago 42-15.

Colfax-Mingo enters the contest off a loss to Pleasantville 39-0.

Winfield-Mt. Union (6-0) vs. Mormon Trail (1-5)

Winfield-Mt. Union will look to keep up its No. 2 rating this week with a matchup against Mormon Trail.

So far no one has been able to hang with the Wolves and they most recently downed Iowa Valley 76-14.

Mormon Trail has lost five in a row, most recently East Union 42-0.

WACO (5-1) vs. English Valleys (2-4)

WACO has been playing some great football as of late.

Since their first loss of the season against Winfield-Mt. Union, the Warriors have picked up three straight wins, downing New London a week ago 67-8.

English Valleys lost to Colo-Nesco last week 46-0. That marked three straight losses for the Bears.

New London (1-5) vs. Moravia (6-1)

New London host a stout Moravia squad this Friday.

The Tigers suffered a 67-8 loss to WACO last week after defeating HLV the week prior.

Moravia hasn't lost since week one. The Mohawks downed Melcher-Dallas 80-0 last week.