Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Centennial). They breezed by the Cheyenne Desert Shields to the tune of 48-0 on Monday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Bulldogs considering their seven-point performance the matchup before.
01/20/25 vs Cheyenne | 10 |
01/16/25 @ Green Valley | 12 |
01/13/25 vs Palo Verde | 10 |
01/08/25 @ Basic | 14 |
01/06/25 @ Coronado | 15 |
One reason for the win was Centennial's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Rita Thomas and Kairi Tabunar, who racked up all four sacks between them. Tabunar has been hot for a while, having also posted five or more total tackles the last 43 times she's played.
Centennial moved to 7-11 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak. As for Cheyenne, they dropped their record down to 1-13 with the loss, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Centennial will take on Shadow Ridge at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Shadow Ridge's defense has only allowed 7.4 points per game this season, so Centennial's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Cheyenne, they will square off against Faith Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cheyenne is facing Faith Lutheran at the right time seeing as Faith Lutheran is stuck on a 12-game losing streak.
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