The Centerville Tigers will square off against the Rogers Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Centerville will be looking to keep their eight-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Centerville will head into Friday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a three-point defeat in their last match, but they sure didn't let that happen against Crockett on Friday. Centerville put the hurt on Crockett with a sharp 35-14 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Tigers just coasted through the last quarter.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Amarius Phillips and he. Phillips rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries while he rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Trae Phillips's longest rush was for an impressive 60 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Centerville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 385 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 195 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
One reason for the win was Centerville's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Grayden Starns and Giovani Guzman, who racked up four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Rogers took a blow against Whitney on Friday, falling 64-13. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-6.
Centerville's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Rogers, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
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