The Center Point Eagles will take on the Springville Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Center Point is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Leeds on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Center Point came up short against Leeds, falling 49-24. The Eagles were down 42-18 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Center Point might have lost, but man, Keywone Posey was a machine: he rushed for 98 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for 99 yards and a touchdown. Posey's longest rush was for an impressive 61 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-13, which was the final score in Springville's tilt against Moody on Friday. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Center Point's loss dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Springville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Center Point against Springville when the teams last played back in October of 2019, as the squad secured a 40-7 victory. Will Center Point repeat their success, or does Springville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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