5A #10 Warren Central/5A #1 Bowling Green Predictions

[DragonFire]

Series History: Bowling Green leads 33-12

Series at Bowling Green: Bowling Green leads 20-6

 

The time that Warren Central was closing in on Bowling Green in the series is long gone. It was just 14-8 in favor of BG in 1993, but since the Purples have won 19 of 23 meetings, including the last four - all four in the last two years. The Purples have additionally taken 10 of 12 meetings at El Donaldson Stadium. These two have met for two straight region titles and have combined for every district title in 5A District 2 since its inception in 2007, all but one of those in the hands of Bowling Green (Warren Central's came in 2010). Bowling Green is 26-3 in the series when scoring 17 or more against Warren Central, and have not come anywhere close to losing in the series at their 2012 season average of 52 PPG (12-0 scoring 31 points or more, 4-0 at 52 points or more).

 

Both teams enter off their bye week.

 

Bowling Green has won 36 straight games overall and are coming off their two largest wins of the year, winning by a combined 139 points against Barren County and Logan County. Meanwhile Warren Central is on a 4 game winning streak after starting the year 0-3, regaining a ranking in the BGP 5A Top Ten. The two have played a single common opponent, with the Purples winning at home 41-7 over Owensboro while the Dragons knocked off the Red Devils on the road by a 28-7 score. This serves as a district title game as the winner could have no more than 1 loss in the district and all other teams have two losses already.

[Purple88]

I look for it to be relatively close in the first half with the Purples pulling away in the second.

 

Purples - 45. Dragons - 14

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Bowling Green 38-21.

[Purple Nation]

I think Purple88 is on it. Only one more possible game (Blackman) that the purples won't score less than 40. They still may score that much on Blackman but it will be tough.

 

Looking forward to the final stretch of a pretty remarkable run. I think the Purples have the 8th longest win streak in America. If they could close out year (14-0) I would think they may move to top 5 longest streaks in America. Pretty impressive. Especially when you take into consideration how many ranked teams we beat during the run.

 

Certainly don't want to overlook Warren Central (or anyone else) but if at all possible everyone will want to be at the November 1 game vs. Blackman that will be played in Bowling Green. It should be a classic!