Football Preview: Cleburne Yellowjackets vs. Centennial Spartans
Cleburne is 0-6 against Centennial since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Cleburne Yellowjackets will host the Centennial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Cleburne is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Saturday. They were beaten by Port Arthur Memorial 63-7. The Yellowjackets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-7.
Cleburne's defeat came about despite a quality game from Malachi Cunningham, who picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. Cunningham got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
Meanwhile, Centennial suffered their biggest loss since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They had to suffer through a 63-27 loss at the hands of Fulshear. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Chargers are ranked 33rd).
Cleburne's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Centennial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
Cleburne and Centennial were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, but Cleburne came up empty-handed after a 56-55 loss. Can Cleburne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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