The Central Eagles are taking a road trip to challenge the Fairfield Central Griffins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Central sitting on five straight victories and Fairfield Central on 11.
Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 26-15 win over Saluda.
Ashten Wilson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 181 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Tray Wilson was in the mix too, providing Central with two touchdowns.
Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 362 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Taveon Moore.
Meanwhile, Fairfield Central took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 41-6 victory over Chesnee. Considering the Griffins have won nine games by more than 24 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Fairfield Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kenyan Douglas led the charge by rushing for 140 yards while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaden Diggs, who rushed for 74 yards.
Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.0 points per game. As for Fairfield Central, their record is now 11-1.
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