Football Preview: Beardstown Tigers vs. Camp Point Central Panthers
The Beardstown Tigers will challenge the Camp Point Central Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Beardstown's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pleasant Hill/Western on Friday. They came up short against the Wolves, falling 20-0.
Meanwhile, after a string of 15 wins dating back to last season, Camp Point Central's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to Calhoun/Brussels.
Zack Wear put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Elijah Genenbacher made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Beardstown's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Camp Point Central, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Beardstown was dealt a bruising 60-0 loss at the hands of Camp Point Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Beardstown, Drew Paben (who rushed for 94 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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