Football Preview: Imperial Tigers vs. Central Spartans
The Imperial Tigers will venture away from home to square off against the Central Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Imperial's defense has only allowed 12.7 points per game this season, so Central's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Wednesday, Imperial earned a 25-14 victory over Holtville. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Vikings are ranked 461st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Imperial relied on the efforts of Addison Clark, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Mirella Barron, who threw for 298 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73% of her passes.
Meanwhile, a win for Central just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Calexico, falling 36-14. The defeat continues a trend for the Spartans in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
The victory made it two in a row for Imperial and bumps their season record up to 12-6. As for Central, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.
Imperial strolled past Central in their previous meeting on October 2nd by a score of 26-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for Imperial since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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