Football Preview: Cleveland Central Wolves vs. Charleston Tigers
The Cleveland Central Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Charleston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Charleston is hoping to do what Southaven couldn't on Friday: put an end to Cleveland Central's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Cleveland Central breezed by Southaven on the road to the tune of 43-6. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Chargers are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Charleston's offense rose to the challenge against a Choctaws defense that boasted an average of only 13.2 points allowed on Friday. Charleston blew past West Tallahatchie 52-24 on the road. That looming 52-24 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Tigers yet this season.
Devon Olive was a one-man wrecking crew for Charleston as he threw for 301 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes. Marcus Flowers Jr helped Olive out on the ground, rushing for 107 yards and a touchdown, while also catching a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Charleston's defense and their 4.5 sacks. Donkevion Harris was especially locked on to West Tallahatchie's QB and sacked him three times.
Cleveland Central's victory bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Charleston, their win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Cleveland Central came up short against Charleston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 38-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Flowers Jr, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns. Now that Cleveland Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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