The Lapel Bulldogs will challenge the Triton Central Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lapel is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Centerville onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Lapel sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lapel can attribute much of their success to Devin Craig, who threw for 257 yards and three touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes, and Rylie Hudson, who picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hudson didn't just play on offense: he also made seven total tackles and defended two passes. A healthy portion of Craig's aerial production (87 yards to be exact) also went to Jaxon Cripe.
Lapel wouldn't let Centerville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lapel can thank Will Gilbert and Brayden Pruitt for forcing both of them. Lapel got some further help from Jayden Lindsey: he picked up three sacks and made ten total tackles.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Triton Central on Friday. Everything went their way against Shenandoah as Triton Central made off with a 24-0 win. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Triton Central pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 10.8 points per game. As for Lapel, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-3.
Lapel took a serious blow against Triton Central in their previous matchup back in September of 2015, falling 35-7. Thankfully for Lapel, Jordan Crouse (who threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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