Football Preview: Centerville Tigers vs. Crawford Pirates
The Centerville Tigers will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Crawford Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Centerville will be strutting in after a win while Crawford will be coming in after a loss.
Centerville is headed out to face Crawford after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Centerville claimed a resounding 67-15 victory over Buffalo at home. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 37 point advantage.
Amarius Phillips had a dynamite game for Centerville, rushing for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Centerville also got help from Gunner Bazar, who showed off his sure hands for 92 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Crawford came up short against Anderson-Shiro on Friday and fell 31-20.
Centerville took their win against Crawford in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 43-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centerville since the squad 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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