The Centerburg Trojans will square off against the Fredericktown Freddies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerburg will be strutting in after a victory while Fredericktown will be coming in after a defeat.
Centerburg took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They really took it to East Knox for the full four quarters, racking up a 40-6 win at home. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, while it was Fredericktown who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Danville who put up more. Fredericktown lost to Danville on the road by a 31-14 margin. While the Freddies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Blue Devils 7-0 in the first quarter.
Despite the loss, Fredericktown had strong showings from Blake Sipes, who rushed for 126 yards and a touchdown, and Gavin Toombs, who picked up 78 receiving yards and a touchdown. Sipes' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Centerburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Fredericktown, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Centerburg ended up a good deal behind Fredericktown in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, losing 32-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sipes, who rushed for 242 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also threw for 62 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Centerburg 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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