Preview: St. Mary's Dragons vs. Central Tigers
The St. Mary's Dragons will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Central Tigers. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went St. Mary's way against Fox as St. Mary's made off with a 37-12 win. The victory was just what St. Mary's needed coming off of a 44-12 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Mehlville with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Central blew past Mehlville, posting a 45-3 win at home. Considering Central has won five matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Central's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zai'aire Thomas, who gained 116 total yards and two touchdowns, and Keyshawn Boyd, who rushed for 86 yards and three touchdowns. Boyd is on a roll when it comes to rushing touchdowns, as he's now punched in two or more in the last five games he's played.
St. Mary's victory pushed their record up to 3-7, while Central's bumped their own up to the opposite: 7-3.