It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Centennial had no problem doing just that on Friday. Everything went their way against the Rio Rancho Rams as they made off with a 43-17 victory. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
A big part of Centennial's win came down to the chemistry between Zaiden Davis and his top target Jordan Lucas. Davis rushed for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries while Lucas gained 198 total yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Lucas a new career-high in rushing yards (69).
Centennial was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in 15 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Rio Rancho lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jj Arellano, who threw for 283 yards and two touchdowns. Jace Pitt was Arellano's top target, picking up 134 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Centennial's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-0. As for Rio Rancho, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Centennial has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Centennial surely won't give up without a fight. Rio Rancho does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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