Football Recap: Champaign Central Comes Up Short Despite Talin Baker's Big Defensive Game

By Team Reports Oct 6, 2024, 2:07pm

Football Recap: Champaign Central Maroons vs. Danville Vikings

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Champaign Central entered their match against Danville on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Champaign Central Maroons fell 44-31 to the Danville Vikings. The loss continues a trend for the Maroons in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now lost six in a row.

Champaign Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Talin Baker.

Champaign Central's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Danville, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-4 record.

Champaign Central will challenge Peoria at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Danville, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Normal Community at 7:00 p.m. Normal Community's defense has only allowed 9.8 points per game this season, so Danville's offense will have their work cut out for them.

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