Vero Beach is 10-0 against Central since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Vero Beach Indians will be playing at home against the Central Cobras at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Vero Beach will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 27) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Heritage , sneaking past 10-7. 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.
Meanwhile, Central entered their tilt with Inlet Grove on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 34-6 win over the Hurricanes 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.
Vero Beach's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Central, their win bumped their record up to 4-1.
Everything came up roses for Vero Beach against Central in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-6 victory. Does Vero Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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