The Fillmore Central Panthers will challenge the Wood River Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Fillmore Central is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Superior on Friday. Fillmore Central came up short against Superior, falling 41-21. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Fillmore Central saw an underclassman step up: Preston Komenda threw for 155 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 49 yards. The dominant performance gave Komenda a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (84 yards to be exact) went to Jarin Tweedy, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Wood River didn't have too much trouble with St. Cecilia on the road on Friday as they won 37-20.
It was another big night for Beau Rohrich, who rushed for 329 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 62 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wood River was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 442 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 227 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Fillmore Central's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 2-3. As for Wood River, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Fillmore Central against Wood River in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 43-8 victory. In that game, Fillmore Central amassed a halftime lead of 28-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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