South Central hasn't had much luck against Crestview recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Central Trojans will challenge the Crestview Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
South Central's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Monroeville on Friday. They took a blow against the Eagles, falling 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 651st, while the Eagles are ranked 201st).
Meanwhile, Crestview never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their matchup on the road with ease, bagging a 67-0 win over New London. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Cougars as it put an end to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Gavin Barker had a dynamite game for Crestview, rushing for 106 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 51 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Barker a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Ayden Reymer, who rushed for 51 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Crestview was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Crestview, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
South Central took a serious blow against Crestview in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Reymer, who rushed for 303 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.2 yards per carry. Now that South Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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