Football Preview: Central Eagles vs. Blacksburg Wildcats
The Central Eagles will take on the Blacksburg Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Blacksburg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Central, who comes in off a win.
Central will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in August (they won by 22) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 40-38 victory over Lamar.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tray Wilson and he. Wilson rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Central wouldn't let Lamar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Marzavious Allen, Kobe Davis, and Sean Davis picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Sean has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar only rushed for 147.
Meanwhile, Blacksburg didn't have quite enough to beat Union County on Thursday and fell 30-27. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Central's win ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1. As for Blacksburg, their defeat was their first of the season and also makes their record 2-1.
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