Council Grove has gone 6-0 against Central Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Council Grove Braves will welcome the Central Heights Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Council Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 38 points per game this season.
Council Grove is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Osage City just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a 26-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. The Braves have struggled against the Indians recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Central Heights entered their tilt with West Franklin on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They breezed by the Falcons on the road to the tune of 46-0. That looming 46-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Vikings yet this season.
Central Heights got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Brody Roullett out in front who rushed for 182 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also threw for 104 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Roullett a new career-high in rushing yards. Another back making a difference was Ben Teegarden, who rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Central Heights was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Central Heights didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Teegarden, Chase Bones, and Dustin Smith picked up one apiece.
Having lost for the first time this season, Council Grove fell to 4-1. As for Central Heights, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Council Grove has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 173.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Central Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 220.8. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Council Grove strolled past Central Heights in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 26-7. Does Council Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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