The Centura Centurions will face off against the Grand Island Central Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centura is looking for their season's first win.
Centura's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Valentine on Friday. They were beaten by Valentine 40-0.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Grand Island Central Catholic). They blew past Superior 49-0 at home on Friday. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 28 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Grayson Sack, who threw for 157 yards and five touchdowns, and also rushed for 56 yards on only seven carries. Connor Haney was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Grand Island Central Catholic wouldn't let Superior keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Thomas Schneider led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Centura's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Grand Island Central Catholic, their victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Centura has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 198.2 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Grand Island Central Catholic struggles in that department as they've been averaging 163.2. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Centura came up short against Grand Island Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 13-7. Can Centura avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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