Football Preview: Central Tigers vs. Lift for Life Academy Hawks
The Central Tigers will challenge the Lift for Life Academy Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Farmington on Friday. Central really took it to Farmington for the full four quarters, racking up a 54-14 victory on the road. With the Tigers ahead 27-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
It was another big night for Keyshawn Boyd, who rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 94-yard run. Zai'Aire Thomas was another key rusher, gaining 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.
Meanwhile, everything went Lift for Life Academy's way against Roosevelt/Carnahan on Saturday as Lift for Life Academy made off with a 26-2 win. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri football rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the are ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. As for Lift for Life Academy, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
