The Century Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the South Carroll Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
Century is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Westminster on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Century was beaten by Westminster 35-7. The Knights have struggled against the Owls recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but South Carroll ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They secured a 34-28 W over Liberty. The Cavaliers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Anthony Rodrigues went supernova for South Carroll, rushing for 181 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Those 181 rushing yards gave Rodrigues a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Evans, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Carroll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 276 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Carroll didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Brayden Mazalewski led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
Century now has a losing record at 3-4. As for South Carroll, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Century came up short against South Carroll in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 22-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rodrigues, who rushed for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Century knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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