Football Preview: Carter Cowboys vs. Roosevelt Mustangs
After each having a week off, the Carter Cowboys and the Roosevelt Mustangs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Roosevelt took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Carter, who comes in off a win.
Carter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game at home last Thursday with ease, bagging a 54-0 win over North Dallas. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 848th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Damarion Boozer led the charge by rushing for 196 yards on only 12 carries. Boozer's longest rush was for an incredible 82 yards. Another player making a difference was Montraveon Smith, who rushed for 72 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 435 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Roosevelt's offense. They were dealt a 50-0 loss at the hands of Kimball last Thursday. That makes it the first time this season the Mustangs have let down their home crowd.
The victory made it two in a row for Carter and bumps their season record up to 2-3. As for Roosevelt, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-3.
Everything came up roses for Carter against Roosevelt in their previous meeting back in November of 2020, as the squad secured a 50-12 win. Does Carter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roosevelt turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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