The Central Cambria Red Devils will square off against the Central Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Central Cambria hasn't scored more than seven points for three games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
On Friday, Central Cambria lost to Forest Hills at home by a 21-7 margin. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 341st, while the Rangers are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Central). In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 26-25 win over Penns Valley Area. The victory was some much needed relief for the Dragons as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Central Cambria better keep an eye on Carter Schenk. He was instrumental in Central's win, rushing for 126 yards and one score while picking up 7.4 yards per carry, and also picking up 53 receiving yards and one touchdown. Another player making a difference was Colton Harbaugh, who rushed for 71 yards and one TD.
Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Central Cambria's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Central, the win was their first on the road , bumping their record up to 2-5.
Central Cambria was taken down by Central 41-10 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Thankfully for the Red Devils, Jeff Hoenstine (who threw for 315 yards and four touchdowns while completing 92% of his passes, and also rushed for 41 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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