The Center Roughriders will hit the road for the first time this season to challenge the Spring Hill Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Center will be strutting in after a win while Spring Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Center is headed out to face Spring Hill after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. Center blew past Jacksonville 38-7 at home on Friday. Given the Roughriders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 179th, while the Fightin' Indians are ranked 771st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Travis Belin and his top target Timothy Johnson. Belin threw for 269 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 13.5 yards per attempt while Johnson picked up 147 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Johnson was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 51 yards. Jeremiah Ratcliff also helped out as he racked up 114 receiving yards.
Center'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 Caleb Mosley and Gage Vidrine.
Meanwhile, Spring Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of Sabine by a score of 50-48.
Spring Hill wouldn't let Sabine keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Travis Allen led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Alejandro Jacquez also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss). Another thorn in Sabine's side was Joshua Otujor, who picked up a sack and made nine total tackles.
Everything came up roses for Center against Spring Hill when the teams last played back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-20 win. Will Center repeat their success, or does Spring Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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