Football Preview: Cleveland Central Wolves vs. Canton Tigers
Cleveland Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Canton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Canton likes a good challenge.
Cleveland Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Pontotoc 31-13.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Canton). They walked away with a 50-41 win over New Hope on Friday.
Canton's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Joseph Gray, who rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries. Gray got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 78 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Greenwood, who picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Canton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 259 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September.
Canton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 38.4 points per game. As for Cleveland Central, they pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Cleveland Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Canton when the teams last played back in October, sneaking past 14-12. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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