Football Preview: Greene Central Rams vs. Eastern Wayne Warriors
The Greene Central Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Eastern Wayne Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Greene Central will be strutting in after a win while Eastern Wayne will be coming in after a defeat.
Eastern Wayne is hoping to do what Beddingfield couldn't on Friday: put an end to Greene Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Greene Central enjoyed a cozy 38-21 victory over Beddingfield.
Greene Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Joshua Cetnar out in front who threw for 185 yards and three touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. Samuel Avent was Cetnar's top target, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Greene Central's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. Donovan Hall led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last four games he's played dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Eastern Wayne came up short against SouthWest Edgecombe on Friday and fell 15-6. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Cougars are ranked 109th).
Greene Central's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Eastern Wayne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Greene Central took a serious blow against Eastern Wayne when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 53-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern Wayne's Izeiah Oates, who threw for 295 yards and six touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 30 yards. Now that Greene 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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