Central has gone 9-1 against Clovis East recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Central Grizzlies will take on the Clovis East Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Central sitting on five straight wins and Clovis East on 12.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They strolled past Clovis North with points to spare, taking the game 27-10.
Jelani Dippel was his usual excellent self, rushing for 78 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also throwing for 229 yards and a touchdown. Those 78 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 162 rushing yards in seven consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Clovis East hadn't done well against Clovis recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Clovis East simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Clovis 47-13. The result was nothing new for the Timberwolves, who have now won seven contests by 28 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Clovis East's victory came down to the chemistry between Tyus Miller and his top target Harold Duvall. Miller threw for 240 yards and four touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes while Duvall picked up 154 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Clovis East pushed their record up to 12-0 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central, their victory bumped their record up to 10-2.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Dippel and Miller. Dippel just won't slow down this season and has thrown 36 touchdowns while averaging 237.8 passing yards per game. Miller has been a dominant force too and has thrown 36 touchdowns (and and only 5 pick) while averaging 220.8 passing yards per game.
Central came up short against Clovis East when the teams last played back in October, falling 34-26. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Clovis East's Lindsey Graves, who rushed for 129 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. 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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