The Rogers Eagles will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Centerville Tigers at 7:30 p.m.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-13, which was the final score in Rogers' tilt against Whitney on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 473rd, while the Wildcats are ranked 211th).
Meanwhile, Centerville got the win against Crockett on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amarius Phillips and he. Phillips rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Centerville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Grayden Starns and Giovani Guzman, who racked up four sacks between them.
Rogers' loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Centerville, they pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
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