Football Preview: Vero Beach Indians vs. Centennial Eagles
Vero Beach has gone 10-0 against Centennial recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Vero Beach Indians will head out to challenge the Centennial Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Vero Beach will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Things were looking good for Vero Beach after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 42-33 to Homestead.
Despite the defeat, Vero Beach had strong showings from Champ Monds, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and Jahnard Young, who rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns. Monds got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 51 yards. Xavier Stinson also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 114 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Centennial ended up a good deal behind John Carroll Catholic on Friday and lost 45-30. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Vero Beach's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Centennial, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Vero Beach against Centennial in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 as the team secured a 44-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Vero Beach since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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