Football Preview: South Central Trojans vs. Crestview Cougars
South Central is 2-7 against Crestview since September of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Central Trojans will square off against the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
South Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Monroeville on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Eagles are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, Crestview got themselves on the board against New London on Friday, but New London never followed suit. They really took it to the Wildcats for the full four quarters, racking up a 67-0 victory on the road. The win was some much needed relief for the Cougars as it spelled an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Gavin Barker was a one-man wrecking crew for Crestview as he rushed for 106 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 51 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ayden Reymer, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Crestview, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
South Central took a serious blow against Crestview when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 41-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reymer, who rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Now that South Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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