Football Preview: Centennial Chargers vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish
The Centennial Chargers will take on the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Peoria Notre Dame is hoping to do what Danville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Centennial's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Centennial came out on top against Danville by a score of 34-24.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria Notre Dame). They took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 65-14 victory over Richwoods. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-14.
Jack Hanley was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 228 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Peoria Notre Dame's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ben Mullens and John Couri.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Centennial took their win against Peoria Notre Dame when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 40-20. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peoria Notre Dame turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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