Blacksburg has played every game this season on their home field, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Central Eagles at 7:30 p.m.
Blacksburg will head into Thursday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Thursday after soaring to a 36-point match in their last game. They fell just short of Union County by a score of 30-27. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Central had just enough and edged Lamar out 40-38 last Friday.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Tray Wilson and he. Wilson rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries while he rushed for 76 yards and three touchdowns on only ten carries.
Central wouldn't let Lamar keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Marzavious Allen, Kobe Davis, and Sean Davis picked up one apiece. That's the most rushing yards Sean has posted since back in September of 2023.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 328 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lamar only rushed for 147.
Having lost for the first time this season, Blacksburg fell to 2-1. As for Central, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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