The East Central Hornets are taking a road trip to challenge the Stone Tomcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. East Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
If Stone heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when East Central took over last week. East Central had just enough and edged Vancleave out 28-26. The Hornets' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Taye Guyton. was his usual excellent self, rushing for 255 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per carry. Those 255 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
East Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 336 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 154 rushing yards in 11 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Stone just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by Gautier at home and fell 35-6. The Tomcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Stone now has a losing record at 4-5. As for East Central, with the win, they broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 2-7.
East Central barely slipped by Stone in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, winning 21-20. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Central since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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