Football Preview: Amherst Broncos vs. Centura Centurions
The Amherst Broncos are taking a road trip to challenge the Centura Centurions at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Centura took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Amherst, who comes in off a win.
Amherst will head into Friday's game on the come-up: they were handed a three-point loss in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against St. Cecilia on Friday. Amherst put the hurt on St. Cecilia with a sharp 30-9 victory.
Meanwhile, Centura lost 52-26 to Doniphan-Trumbull on Friday. The Centurions have struggled against the Cardinals recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Centura might have lost, but man, Trevin Grabowski was a machine: he rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Wyatt Dvorak was another key player, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Dvorak wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Centura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in nine consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Centura wouldn't let Doniphan-Trumbull keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Centura can thank Dvorak and Samuel Hostetler for forcing both of them. Dvorak also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (0.5 for loss).
The win got Amherst back to even at 1-1. As for Centura, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Amherst came up short against Centura in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 16-7. Can Amherst avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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