Centennial has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Springfield Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Centennial's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Lawson 44-0 at home. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Lightning are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Springfield). They were the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Station Camp on Friday.
Jaidon Hurst continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another rusher making a difference was Keenan (Kj) Chatman, who rushed for 62 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Springfield was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Springfield's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. It was truly a group effort as Cameron Cobbins, Parker Betts, and Alfonso Villanueva Chavez picked up one apiece.
Centennial pushed their record up to 3-1 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Springfield, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything came up roses for Centennial against Springfield in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 35-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial 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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