The Centerpoint Knights will square off against the Smackover Buckaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centerpoint has five straight wins, Smackover has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Centerpoint is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Parkers Chapel 46-6 on the road on Friday. With the Knights ahead 30-6 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Centerpoint's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Beau McGough led the charge by rushing for 60 yards and three touchdowns on only five carries. Another back making a difference was Dustin Cox, who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Centerpoint's defense and their five sacks. Leading the way was Chris Borgeson with two.
Meanwhile, Smackover's game on Friday was all tied up 7-7 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They fell 36-27 to Bismarck.
Centerpoint pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Smackover, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Centerpoint barely slipped by Smackover in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, winning 43-42. Will Centerpoint repeat their success, or does Smackover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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