Football Game Preview: Centennial Cougars vs. Rogers Royals

The Centennial Cougars will venture away from home to take on the Rogers Royals at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Centennial's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Rogers' offense will have their work cut out for them.

Centennial is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Minnesota's top teams: Andover, who was ranked 11th at the time (Centennial was ranked 15th). The Cougars took a 22-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Huskies on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Huskies: they've now lost three in a row.

Meanwhile, Rogers came up short against Champlin Park on Friday, falling 41-15.

Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Centennial, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.