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By Team Reports Sep 24, 2024, 1:20am

Football Preview: Centerpoint Knights vs. Horatio Lions

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Centerpoint has gone 8-0 against Horatio recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Centerpoint Knights will host the Horatio Lions at 7:00 p.m. Centerpoint is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

Last Friday, Centerpoint strolled past Spring Hill with points to spare, taking the game 26-7. The Knights pushed the score to 26-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bears cut but never quite recovered from.

Cory Passmore was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Diggs, who rushed for 55 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centerpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in four consecutive matches dating back to last season.

Meanwhile, Horatio fell victim to Lafayette County and their airtight defense on Friday. They were beaten by the Cougars 28-0.

Centerpoint's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Horatio, they now have a losing record at 1-2.

Everything came up roses for Centerpoint against Horatio in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 as the team secured a 41-6 victory. Will Centerpoint repeat their success, or does Horatio have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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