The Central Yellow Jackets will take on the Christian Academy-Louisville Centurions on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Garrard County with a sharp 32-7 win. The victory was familiar territory for the Yellow Jackets who have now won eight contests in a row.
Cortez Stone and Steven Smith were among the main playmakers for Central as the former rushed for 99 yards on only six carries and the latter rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Christian Academy-Louisville waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They breezed by the Titans to the tune of 49-22. Given the Centurions' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Titans are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Christian Academy-Louisville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
Everything went Central's way against Christian Academy-Louisville when the teams last played back in October, as Central made off with a 48-28 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps