Rossville is 4-0 against Centralia since August of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Rossville Bulldogs will challenge the Centralia Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Rossville sitting on eight straight wins and Centralia on nine.
Rossville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They secured a 42-38 W over Jackson Heights. Rossville's victory was all the more impressive since the Cobras were averaging only 6.45 points allowed on the season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Tayson Horak and Drake Mellies. Horak had a great game and threw for 277 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Mellies was balling out in the loss, rushing for 118 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 107 yards on seven of 13 attempts.
Meanwhile, Centralia's offense rose to the challenge against a Panthers defense that boasted an average of only 14.36 points allowed on Friday. Centralia took their contest with ease, bagging a 46-14 win over St. Mary's-Colgan. Centralia might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Centralia's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 42.0 points per game. As for Rossville, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
Everything came up roses for Rossville against Centralia in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, as the squad secured a 38-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rossville since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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