South Central hasn't had much luck against Crestview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Central Trojans will face off against the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
South Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Monroeville on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of the Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Eagles are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, Crestview never let their opponents score on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat New London 67-0 on the road. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Gavin Barker went supernova for Crestview, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 51 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ayden Reymer, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Crestview, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
South Central was dealt a bruising 41-7 loss at the hands of Crestview in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reymer, who rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Now that South 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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