Football Preview: Cleburne Yellowjackets vs. Centennial Spartans
Cleburne is 0-6 against Centennial since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Cleburne Yellowjackets will welcome the Centennial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cleburne is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 63-7 loss at the hands of Port Arthur Memorial. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
Malachi Cunningham put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. He was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Centennial was beaten by Fulshear 62-7 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Chargers are ranked 33rd).
Cleburne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Cleburne and Centennial were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2019, but Cleburne suffered an agonizing 56-55 loss. Can Cleburne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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