Central is on  a six-game streak of home losses, Ellwood Christian a nine-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Central Lions will take on the Ellwood Christian Eagles at 5:00  p.m.  on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
 Last Friday, Central lost to Calhoun at home  by a decisive  35-19 margin. Central has not had much luck with Calhoun recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
 Ellwood Christian suffered their biggest  loss since November 20, 2023 on Thursday. They ended up on the wrong side of a  tough 63-37 walloping at the hands of Tallassee.
 Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Ellwood Christian, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-12.