Football Preview: Cleveland Central Wolves vs. Greenville Hornets
Cleveland Central is 3-0 against Greenville since November of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Cleveland Central Wolves will face off against the Greenville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Cleveland Central is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Cleveland Central will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 20) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 14-12 win over Canton. The 14-point effort marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, a victory for Greenville just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 40-6 loss at the hands of Holmes County Central. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Jaguars are ranked 41st).
Cleveland Central pushed their record up to 6-0 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Greenville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Everything came up roses for Cleveland Central against Greenville when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 42-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland Central 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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