Football Preview: Centennial Eagles vs. Vero Beach Indians
Centennial is 0-10 against Vero Beach since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centennial Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vero Beach Indians at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Centennial ended up a good deal behind John Carroll Catholic and lost 45-30. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Vero Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 42-33 hit to the loss column at the hands of Homestead.
Despite the loss, Vero Beach had strong showings from Champ Monds, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and Jahnard Young, who rushed for 59 yards and three touchdowns. Monds got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 51 yards. Xavier Stinson also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 114 receiving yards.
Centennial now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Vero Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Centennial was taken down by Vero Beach 44-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Centennial, Tyler Aronson (who threw for 183 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
