Football Preview: Centennial Cougars vs. Independence Eagles
Centennial is 2-8 against Independence since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Centennial Cougars will host the Independence Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Centennial will be strutting in after a win while Independence will be coming in after a loss.
Centennial took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Summit, posting a 42-7 victory at home.
Meanwhile, Independence was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were outmatched by Page on the road and fell 31-0. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Patriots are ranked 13th).
The win got Centennial back to even at 1-1. As for Independence, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Centennial didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Independence in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 29-23 victory. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Independence turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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