Football Recap: Imperial Tigers vs. Central Spartans
Imperial put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Central Spartans by a score of 26-14. The 26-point effort marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Rashad Robinson was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. Deren Hueso also helped out as he racked up 136 rushing yards.
Imperial didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brandon Felix and Beau Zinn. Felix also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Imperial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Although Central took the loss, they still got scores from Nico Viesca and Joshua Garcia.
Imperial pushed their record up to 7-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-2.
Imperial will challenge Calexico at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Imperial's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Calexico's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Central, they will square off against Southwest EC at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central is facing Southwest EC at the right time seeing as Southwest EC is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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