Football Recap: Mascoutah Indians vs. Carbondale Terriers
There's no place like home for Mascoutah, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They managed a 42-38 win over the Carbondale Terriers on Friday. For the Indians, this counts as revenge for the 72-54 victory the Terriers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in October of 2023.
Baruk Jonsson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
Another reason for the win was Mascoutah's imposing defensive line, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ben Paddock and Ethan Gallegos, who racked up four sacks between them.
Despite the loss, Carbondale still got an impressive performance from Davin Wooley, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, and also threw for 132 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 passes. The dominant performance gave Wooley a new career-high in rushing yards. Synsear Scott-Ross was another key player, rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
Mascoutah pushed their record up to 4-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Carbondale, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-6.
As of now, neither Mascoutah nor Carbondale have any future games scheduled.
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