Football Preview: Warren Central Vikings vs. Callaway Chargers
Warren Central is 4-0 against Callaway since August of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Warren Central Vikings will be playing at home against the Callaway Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Warren Central is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Friday, Warren Central beat Neshoba Central 19-7. The 19-point effort marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Warren Central had a senior duo take command as Eric Collins Jr. rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry and Aden Greer rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown. With that strong performance, Collins Jr. is now averaging an impressive 102 rushing yards per game.
Meanwhile, Callaway hadn't done well against Vicksburg recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Callaway secured a 20-14 W over Vicksburg.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Marvin Moore and DeCorey Knight, Jr. Moore had a great game and rushed for 231 yards while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Knight, Jr was balling out in the loss, rushing for 141 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Callaway was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 283 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 238 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Warren Central's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Callaway, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Warren Central beat Callaway 27-20 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Warren Central repeat their success, or does Callaway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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