Football Preview: Monessen Greyhounds vs. Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions
Monessen hasn't had much luck against Greensburg Central Catholic recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Monessen Greyhounds' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Greensburg Central Catholic Centurions at 7:00 p.m.
Monessen is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Cornell on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monessen was beaten by Cornell 41-6. The game marked the Greyhounds' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Greensburg Central Catholic waltzed into their match on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They secured a 20-16 W over the Blue Devils.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Samir Crosby and Jayden Floyd. Crosby had a great game and rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Floyd did his best for the losing side, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown, while also throwing for 165 yards on 16 of 30 attempts.
Monessen's defeat dropped their record down to 7-3. As for Greensburg Central Catholic, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Monessen couldn't quite finish off Greensburg Central Catholic in their previous meeting back in August of 2019 and fell 21-18. Can Monessen avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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