Center Grove has gone 9-1 against Lawrence Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Center Grove Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lawrence Central Bears at 7:00 p.m. Center Grove will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Center Grove will head into Friday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 23) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Trotwood-Madison 28-25. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Indiana, while the Rams are ranked 151st in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Center Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Nolan Rees, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Baxter, who picked up 92 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Center Grove's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Luke Barrett and James Soderdahl. Soderdahl has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lawrence Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Pike by a score of 22-14 on Friday.
Center Grove's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Lawrence Central, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
Everything went Center Grove's way against Lawrence Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Center Grove made off with a 31-7 victory. Will Center Grove repeat their success, or does Lawrence Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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