Football Preview: Central Hawks vs. Crawford County Eagles
It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against the Crawford County Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Central hasn't scored more than six points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Central is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Marion County on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Central was beaten by Marion County 62-6.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Crawford County, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Chattahoochee County by a score of 17-7 on Friday.
Crawford County can attribute much of their success to Isaac Meadows, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 60 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Meadows a new career-high in rushing yards.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Crawford County, their win bumped their record up to 4-5.
Central didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Crawford County when the teams last played back in November of 2019, but they still walked away with a 56-50 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Crawford County's Keith Colbert, who rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Central to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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