The Central Hardin Bruins are taking a road trip to face off against the Central Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Hardin is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Central Hardin will head out to face Central after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Central Hardin was dealt a 56-2 defeat at the hands of Bowling Green. The Bruins were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-2.
Meanwhile, Central strolled past Bullitt East with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 28-14.
Cortez Stone was his usual excellent self, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.7 yards per carry, and also throwing for 13 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 298 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Central's defense and their four sacks. Destin Basemore was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up threehimself.
Central Hardin's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Central, their record is now 2-3.
Central Hardin came up short against Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 26-17. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stone, who rushed for 206 yards. Now that Central Hardin 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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