After each having a week off, the Centerville Tigers and the Hearne Eagles will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Centerville gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 41-40 victory over Rogers.
Amarius Phillips was his usual excellent self, rushing for 243 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per carry. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 83-yard run. Trae Phillips was another key rusher, rushing for 82 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 460 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, Hearne was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were outmatched by Lexington on the road and fell 64-7. While losing is never fun, Hearne can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 910th, while Lexington is ranked 211th).
Centerville's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1. As for Hearne, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Centerville didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Hearne in their previous matchup back in September of 2017, but they still walked away with a 33-28 victory. Does Centerville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hearne turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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