Four stomps in nine total games is nothing to scoff at, and that's exactly where Empire stand after their most recent contest on Friday. Everything went their way against Central as they made off with a 40-12 victory. Empire were expected to win, but the margin was definitely larger than the state rankings had forecast.
Empire's offense rushed out of the gates and came up with 26 first-half points. Central wasn't quite able to keep up, scoring 12 to make it 26-12 heading into the break. The Empire defense stood its ground in the third quarter, giving up 0 and all but finishing the match.
The win was the 3rd in a row for Empire and raised their record to 5-4. Central's defeat makes it three in a row and drags their record down to 2-6.
It's more conference action for Empire and Central in their upcoming matches. Empire will be staying on the road next week, facing off against Waurika. Waurika have averaged 50 points over the course of their past eight games, so Empire might be in for a challenge. As for Central, they will go up against Ryan. Central's defense better steel itself: Ryan are averaging 40.67 points per game.
See how Central vs. Empire plays out in the box score
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