Football Recap: Centerpoint Knights vs. Horatio Lions
Centerpoint put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Horatio Lions as the Centerpoint Knights made off with a 36-16 victory. That 20 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Leading Centerpoint to victory were Dustin Cox and Drew Diggs. Cox gained 150 total yards and a touchdown, while Diggs threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Cox a new career-high in rushing yards. Beau McGough helped Diggs out on the ground, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centerpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Centerpoint's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Horatio, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Centerpoint is taking a road trip to square off against Parkers Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerpoint is facing Parkers Chapel at the right time seeing as Parkers Chapel is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Horatio, they will take on Prescott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prescott knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Horatio likes a good challenge.
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