Football Preview: Centre Cougars vs. Little River Redskins
The Centre Cougars will face off against the Little River Redskins on Friday.
Last Friday, Centre took a blow against Goessel, falling 56-8. The game was over by the end of the first half, with no points scored by either team from that point forward.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Little River at home against Rural Vista [Hope/White City] on Friday as the team secured a 58-12 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Redskins.
Logan Renken went supernova for Little River, rushing for 158 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 37 yards and two touchdowns. Jaren Garrison was another key player, rushing for 89 yards on only 11 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Little River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 209 rushing yards in 12 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Centre's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Little River, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
Centre came up short against Little River when the teams last played back in September of 2017, falling 50-42. Can Centre avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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