The Centennial Chargers will square off against the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Peoria Notre Dame is hoping to do what Danville couldn't on Friday: put an end to Centennial's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Centennial walked away with a 34-24 victory over Danville.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peoria Notre Dame). They blew past Richwoods 65-14 on the road on Friday. With the Irish ahead 37-14 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Jack Hanley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 228 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129.2 rushing yards per game.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Peoria Notre Dame was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 402 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 302 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Peoria Notre Dame's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Ben Mullens and John Couri.
Centennial's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Centennial's way against Peoria Notre Dame in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Centennial made off with a 40-20 win. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Peoria Notre Dame turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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