The Tyler Lions will face off against the Centennial Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, everything went Tyler's way against Cleburne as Tyler made off with a 45-22 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Ashton Arriaga and he. Arriaga rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry while he rushed for 185 yards and a touchdown while picking up 10.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Cadarius Mcmiller a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Trey Haralson, who picked up 128 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Tyler was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 313 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Centennial scored first but ultimately less than Midlothian in their matchup on Friday. They fell to the Panthers 37-33. 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 328th, while the Panthers are ranked 119th).
Tyler now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Centennial, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
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