Football Preview: Hapeville Charter Hornets vs. Carver Panthers
The Hapeville Charter Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Carver Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hapeville Charter's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 20-0 margin over Therrell. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Panthers are ranked 290th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Carver came tearing into two weeks ago's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 43.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They took their match with ease, bagging a 47-17 win over the Lions.
Montavious Banks was his usual excellent self, throwing for 335 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.6 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 70 yards and a touchdown.
Carver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 203 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
Carver's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. Michael Johnson Jr. was especially locked on to Lovett's QB and sacked him twice.
The victory was the fifth in a row for Hapeville Charter, bringing their record for this year to 6-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points per game. As for Carver, their win bumped their record up to 7-2.
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