Centura lost against Doniphan-Trumbull back in September of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Centura Centurions lost 52-26 to the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals. The Centurions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.
When it comes to explaining why Centura lost, don't look at Trevin Grabowski. Despite the final result, he rushed for 118 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Wyatt Dvorak, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
Dvorak wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Centura was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 160 rushing yards in nine consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Centura wouldn't let Doniphan-Trumbull keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Centura can thank Dvorak and Samuel Hostetler for forcing both of them. Dvorak got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 62 yards.
Doniphan-Trumbull can attribute much of their success to Luke Askey, who picked up 86 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Centura's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Centura will welcome Amherst at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Doniphan-Trumbull, they will square off against Lincoln Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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