Centennial is on a four-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Cambridge is on a seven-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Centennial Knights will challenge the Cambridge Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Centennial sidestepped Chapel Hill for a 15-13 win. The 15-point effort marked the Knights' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Cambridge beat Westminster 42-36 on Friday.
It was another big night for Weston Taylor, who threw for 348 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.5 yards per attempt. Hudson Cocchiara was Taylor's top target, picking up 151 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Centennial's victory bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Cambridge, their win bumped their record up to 7-0.
Centennial came up short against Cambridge in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 17-13. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cambridge's Tyler Blalock, who rushed for 142 yards and a touchdown. Now that Centennial 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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