Football Preview: Rogers Eagles vs. Centerville Tigers
The Rogers Eagles's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Centerville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Rogers was beaten by Whitney 64-13. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Centerville made easy work of Crockett on Friday and carried off a 35-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amarius Phillips and he. Phillips rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 16 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Centerville's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Grayden Starns and Giovani Guzman, who racked up four sacks between them.
Rogers' defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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