Football Preview: Centennial Titans vs. Lone Star Rangers
Centennial is 1-9 against Lone Star since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Centennial Titans will look to defend their home field against the Lone Star Rangers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Centennial has five wins dating back to last season, while Lone Star has three).
Centennial gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They managed a 26-21 win over Frisco.
Adam Schmid was nothing short of spectacular: he threw for 139 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown.
Centennial'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 David Adegbenro and Truitt Eckert.
Meanwhile, Lone Star took their contest at home on Thursday with ease, bagging a 49-13 victory over McKinney North. With the Rangers ahead 35-6 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Lone Star found their leader in underclassman Rece Hoyt, who rushed for 102 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries, and also threw for 82 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Hoyt a new career-high in rushing yards.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Lone Star, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Centennial came up short against Lone Star in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 35-28. Can Centennial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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