After starting their season with four straight games on the road, Central Hardin is finally coming home. They will host the Bowling Green Purples at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Hardin will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Central Hardin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell 30-22 to Meade County on Friday.
Meanwhile, Bowling Green waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Eagles 49-14 on the road. That looming 49-14 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Purples yet this season.
Deuce Bailey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 382 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 3.5 passing touchdowns per game. Jaxen Smith helped Bailey out on the ground, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Bowling Green's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Montez Trussell and Brandon Gurley who racked up all six sacks between them. Trussell is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Central Hardin's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bowling Green, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Central Hardin was dealt a bruising 45-6 defeat at the hands of Bowling Green in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Central Hardin was down 38-0.
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