Central is 8-2 against Norland since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Central Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Norland Vikings at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Central sitting on five straight victories and Norland on three.
Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Florida's top teams: Northwestern, who was ranked 21st in their home state at the time (Central was ranked sixth). Central had just enough and edged Northwestern out 24-21. That's two games straight that the Rockets have won by exactly three points.
Meanwhile, Norland and American Heritage met for a duel on Monday where Norland prevailed. Norland managed a 32-27 win over American Heritage.
Central's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Norland, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Central couldn't quite finish off Norland in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 and fell 31-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Norland's Ennio Yapoor, who rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and also threw for 231 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. Now that 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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