Centralia and Mt. Vernon are an even 3-3 against one another since October of 2014, but not for long. The Centralia Orphans are taking a road trip to square off against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Centralia is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Cahokia just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 28-17 to the Comanches. The matchup marked the Orphans' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Mt. Vernon never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Granite City last Friday. They put the hurt on the Warriors with a sharp 42-18 victory.
Centralia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Mt. Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Centralia was taken down by Mt. Vernon 70-41 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Centralia avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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