Football Preview: Centennial Spartans vs. Cleburne Yellowjackets
Centennial has gone 6-0 against Cleburne recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Centennial Spartans will square off against the Cleburne Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Centennial is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest loss since October 13, 2023 on Friday. They were outmatched by Fulshear on the road and fell 63-27. The Spartans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-6.
Meanwhile, Cleburne was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Port Arthur Memorial, falling 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 805th, while the Titans are ranked 80th).
Malachi Cunningham put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 96 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 53 yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Centennial and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Cleburne, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Centennial barely slipped by Cleburne in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, winning 56-55. Will Centennial repeat their success, or does Cleburne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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