Football Preview: Carterville Lions vs. Mt. Zion Braves
The Carterville Lions's homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Mt. Zion Braves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Carterville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Anna-Jonesboro/Dongola to the tune of 54-6 on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Lions, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion entered their tilt with Mater Dei on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 56-37. With that win, the Braves brought their scoring average up to 28.1 points per game.
Keller Stocks was his usual excellent self, rushing for 166 yards and four touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 316 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.7 yards per attempt. Those 166 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Brayden Trimble was another key player, gaining 185 total yards and two touchdowns.
Mt. Zion was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 97.3 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 166.
Mt. Zion didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brody Lipa and Trimble.
Carterville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Mt. Zion, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
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