Centerpoint put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against the Horatio Lions as the Centerpoint Knights made off with a 36-16 victory. That 20 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Leading Centerpoint to victory were Dustin Cox and Drew Diggs. Cox gained 150 total yards and a touchdown, while Diggs threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Cox a new career-high in rushing yards. Beau McGough helped Diggs out on the ground, rushing for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Centerpoint was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 221 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in five consecutive games dating back to last season.
Centerpoint's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Horatio, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Centerpoint is taking a road trip to square off against Parkers Chapel at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Centerpoint is facing Parkers Chapel at the right time seeing as Parkers Chapel is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Horatio, they will take on Prescott at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prescott knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Horatio likes a good challenge.
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