Central is 0-10 against Vero Beach since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Central Cobras will venture away from home to take on the Vero Beach Indians at 7:00 p.m. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Vero Beach likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Central was fully in charge, breezing past Inlet Grove 34-6 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Cobras, who have now won four games by 27 points or more so far this season.
The critical scores for Central came from Brandon Cummings, Trey Flowers, Jamal Love, Anthony Lamattina, and Lamattina.
Meanwhile, Vero Beach sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-7 victory over Heritage on Friday. The ten-point effort marked the Indians' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Vero Beach found their leader in underclassman Champ Monds, who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 116 yards on nine of 13 attempts. Those 83 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Monds.
Central's record now sits at 4-1. As for Vero Beach, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-3.
Central was dealt a bruising 45-6 defeat at the hands of Vero Beach when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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