Larue County is 0-3 against Central since October of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Larue County Hawks will look to defend their home field against the Central Yellow Jackets at 7:30 p.m.
Larue County is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were beaten by Elizabethtown 50-12. The loss was just more heartbreak for the Hawks who fell 15-12 when the teams previously met back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Central faced Christian Academy-Louisville in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. Central put the hurt on Christian Academy-Louisville with a sharp 48-28 win. The victory was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets as they're now sitting on four straight.
Cortez Stone was his usual excellent self, rushing for 145 yards and three touchdowns, while also throwing for 43 yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 145 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Larue County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Central, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3.
Larue County was dealt a bruising 50-7 loss at the hands of Central in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stone, who rushed for 213 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Now that Larue County 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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