Centennial is 6-0 against Shelby-Rising City since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Centennial Broncos will be playing at home against the Shelby-Rising City Huskies at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Centennial is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Heartland on the road to the tune of 38-0 on Friday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Broncos had established a 30 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Shelby-Rising City entered their tilt with East Butler on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Tigers 42-12 on the road. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 30 points or more this season.
Shelby-Rising City's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dalton Pokorney, who picked up 99 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Logan Lindsley was another key player, rushing for 19 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shelby-Rising City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 213 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Centennial's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Shelby-Rising City, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
Centennial came out on top in a nail-biter against Shelby-Rising City in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, sneaking past 21-18. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Shelby-Rising City's Jett Pinneo, who picked up 172 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Centennial to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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