A feisty cat fight will be fought when Lions challenges Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Central sitting on four straight wins and Starr's Mill on six.
Last Monday, Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Jonesboro, taking the game 31-23. The 31-point effort marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Starr's Mill). They put the hurt on Mundy's Mill with a sharp 38-14 win on Monday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 24-0.
Logan Inagawa had an outrageously good game as he threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns while completing 93.8% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. 138 of those passing yards were hauled in by Skip Smith, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Central's record is now 5-1. As for Starr's Mill, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0.
Central came up short against Starr's Mill when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 35-29. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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