The Centerville Bulldogs will face off against the Winchester Community Golden Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centerville has three straight victories, Winchester Community has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Centerville will head into Friday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Friday (they won by 46) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 29-26 win over Eastern Hancock.
Owen Boyd was a one-man wrecking crew for Centerville as he rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries, and also picked up 70 receiving yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Another player making a difference was Jace Hollendonner, who gained 256 total yards and a touchdown.
Centerville's defense stepped up as well, laying out Elijah Edon. three times. In that department, Chase Clark was the leader with two sacks. Centerville got some further help from Grady Blake: he made 11 total tackles and defended a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Centerville was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 410 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Eastern Hancock only gained 259.
Meanwhile, Winchester Community was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 19-15 to Northeastern.
Centerville pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Winchester Community, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-3.
Centerville strolled past Winchester Community in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 34-20. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Winchester Community's Aidan Weatherhead, who rushed for 139 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Centerville still be able to contain Weatherhead? There's only one way to find out.
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