Weld Central is 1-7 against Sterling since October of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Weld Central Rebels will venture away from home to face off against the Sterling Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Weld Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.5 points per game this season.
Weld Central will bounce into Friday's game after beating Brush, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Weld Central's defense stepped up to hand Brush a 14-0 shutout on Saturday.
Marcello Rossi continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 90 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 62 receiving yards.
Weld Central's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Brush's QB won't forget Cael Schellenberg anytime soon given he sacked him twice.
Meanwhile, Sterling had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They breezed by the Bluedevils to the tune of 53-13. Considering the Tigers have won five matches by more than 21 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Sterling was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 236 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 236 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Sterling didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sam Emmerson and Landen Hershfeldt.
Weld Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Sterling, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Weld Central has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 258.1 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Sterling struggles in that department as they've been averaging 274.6. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Weld Central suffered a grim 48-22 defeat to Sterling when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Weld Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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