Football Preview: Centennial Hawks vs. Cleveland Storm
Centennial has won five straight games at home, while Cleveland has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Centennial Hawks will welcome the Cleveland Storm at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Rio Rancho 42-17. 42 seems to be a good number for the Hawks as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Cleveland faced Los Lunas in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Cleveland breezed by Los Lunas to the tune of 57-7. The Storm's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
It was another big night for Jordan Hatch, who threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns on only 19 passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Maldonado, who picked up 69 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cleveland didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Haynes and A.J. Manning.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 11-0. As for Cleveland, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Centennial beat Cleveland 35-28 in their previous matchup back in August. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cleveland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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