Centennial has gone 6-0 against Joshua recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Centennial Spartans will take on the Joshua Owls at 7:00 p.m. Centennial is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Centennial will head into Friday's contest ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played two weeks ago but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Friday was a bit more commanding. They were outmatched by Highland Park on the road and fell 42-14. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 270th, while the Scots are ranked 31st).
Meanwhile, Joshua hadn't done well against Cleburne recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Everything went Joshua's way against Cleburne as Joshua made off with a 31-8 win. The Owls pushed the score to 24-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Yellowjackets cut but never quite recovered from.
Eli Martinez continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 138 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Joshua is undefeated when Martinez posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise.
Joshua was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 249 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cleburne only rushed for 121.
One reason for the win was Joshua's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. Leading the way was Maddox Caffey with two. Joshua got some further help from Jaxon Wells: he forced a fumble, made 15 total tackles, and defended a pass.
Joshua now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Centennial, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 4-5.
Everything came up roses for Centennial against Joshua when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 49-16 victory. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Joshua turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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