Football Preview: R-S Central Hilltoppers vs. Porter Ridge Pirates
Two dominant backs in Karlen Mcentyre and Kisiah Harris are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The R-S Central Hilltoppers will play host again on Friday to welcome the Porter Ridge Pirates, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. R-S Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season.
Last Monday, everything came up roses for R-S Central at home against Polk County as the squad secured a 48-20 win. The Hilltoppers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Elmer Littlejohn, who rushed for 152 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 100 yards and two touchdowns.
R-S Central wouldn't let Polk County keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. R-S Central can thank Markus Hooper and Jacob Hudgins for forcing both of them. Hudgins is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last ten games he's played dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, R-S Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 268 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Porter Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Cuthbertson by a score of 15-12.
Although Porter Ridge took the loss, they still got scores from Emmanuel Chambers and Rai'Shawn Elmore.
R-S Central now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Porter Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
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