Football Preview: Crawford Pirates vs. Centerville Tigers
The Crawford Pirates will face off against the Centerville Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
After dropping their season opener at home, Centerville is headed out to face a Pirates team ready to give their home crowd a win. Crawford fell 31-20 to Anderson-Shiro on Friday.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Centerville over Buffalo in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Centerville blew Buffalo out of the water with a 67-15 final score. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 464th, while the Bison are ranked 984th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centerville found their leader in underclassman Amarius Phillips, who rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. Phillips' longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Another player making a difference was Jake Gray, who rushed for 72 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 392 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Crawford suffered a grim 43-20 defeat to Centerville when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Will Crawford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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