Football Game Preview: Central Christian Cougars vs. Stafford Trojans

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Previous Games

09/19/25 - Away	62-0 W
09/20/24 - Home	48-0 W
09/15/23 - Away	46-12 W
09/16/22 - Home	22-28 L
10/22/21 - Away	30-58 L
+ 5 more games

Central Christian has gone 8-2 against Stafford recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cougars will welcome the Trojans at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Central Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.

Central Christian's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They breezed past Norwich to the tune of 56-0. The Cougars have beaten the Eagles the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Eagles has come to flipping the script.

Piercen Huff was his usual excellent self, rushing for 161 yards and four TDs on only 14 carries. He also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending one pass. Konnor Sullivan was another key rusher, rushing for 55 yards and one score.

They were just one part of a punishing run game: Central Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.

Central Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Calvin Barnett and Luke Eigsti.

Meanwhile, Stafford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 64-14 loss at the hands of Fairfield. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.

Although Stafford took the loss, they still got scores from Dylan Brozek and Tuff Pope.

Stafford's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Central Christian, their record is now 8-0.

Everything came up roses for Central Christian against Stafford in their previous matchup back in September, as the team secured a 62-0 win. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.