Football Recap: Bloomington Purple Raiders vs. Centennial Chargers
There's no place like home for Bloomington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Centennial Chargers 35-20 on Friday. Given the Purple Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Chargers are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Bloomington's victory came down to the chemistry between AJ Codron and his top target Keyontae Hamilton. Codron threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns while Hamilton picked up 64 receiving yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Codron a new career-high in rushing yards (three).
Bloomington's record is now 7-2. As for Centennial, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Bloomington will square off against Lemont at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. That game will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Rob Lanier and Julius Dian. Centennial does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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