The Central Heights Vikings will take on the Humboldt Cubs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Central Heights took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They snuck past Eureka with a 20-14 victory.
Brody Roullett looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 50 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 85 yards and a touchdown. Central Heights also got a significant boost from Armoni Velez, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 86 yards.
Meanwhile, Humboldt put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 66-0 win over West Franklin. Considering the Cubs have won five matchups by more than 37 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Mason Sterling was his usual excellent self, rushing for 129 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries, while also picking up 73 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Those 129 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Cole G. Mathes was another key player, gaining 106 total yards and three touchdowns.
Humboldt didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gavin Gunderman and Sterling. Sterling is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Humboldt was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 459 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 194 rushing yards in seven consecutive contests.
Central Heights is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. As for Humboldt, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Central Heights has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 178.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Humboldt struggles in that department as they've been averaging 288.6. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Central Heights was dealt a bruising 70-8 defeat at the hands of Humboldt in their previous matchup back in October of 2019. Thankfully for Central Heights, Conor Haviland (who rushed for 203 yards and four touchdowns on only five carries, and also threw for 35 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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