Football Preview: Lift for Life Academy Hawks vs. Central Tigers
The Lift for Life Academy Hawks's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Saturday, Lift for Life Academy got the win against Roosevelt/Carnahan by a conclusive 26-2. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Central over Farmington in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Central blew Farmington out of the water with a 54-14 final score. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 33 point advantage.
Keyshawn Boyd continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023. Another back making a difference was Zai'Aire Thomas, who gained 219 total yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 463 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Lift for Life Academy has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Central, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
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