Football Preview: Carrollton Trojans vs. Gainesville Red Elephants
Carrollton has won ten straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Gainesville has won ten straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Carrollton Trojans will host the Gainesville Red Elephants at 7:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Carrollton is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lithia Springs, posting a 63-0 victory at home. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Lions are ranked 232nd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Julian Lewis was his usual excellent self, throwing for 282 yards and six touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last eight games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Kimauri Farmer, who gained 126 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carrollton was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 486 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, Gainesville humbled Westlake with a 41-7 victory.
Carrollton's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Gainesville, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
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