Football Preview: Christ the King Crusaders vs. Carver Yellowjackets
After each having a week off, the Christ the King Crusaders and the Carver Yellowjackets will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Christ the King is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Christ the King will head into Friday's game ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Lake Norman Charter last Friday, but the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point defeat they were dealt two weeks ago. Christ the King fell just short of Lake Norman Charter by a score of 24-21. Despite 100 more yards than the Knights, the Crusaders couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Christ the King might have lost, but man, JP Zimmerman was a machine: he rushed for 137 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Zimmerman a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Carver beat Parkland 22-10 last Friday.
Antonio Samuels had a dynamite game for Carver, rushing for 51 yards and a touchdown, while also picking up 34 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Carver wouldn't let Parkland keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Carver can thank Kejaun Bruton and Nasir Conrad for forcing both of them.
Christ the King's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Carver, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Christ the King took their victory against Carver in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 32-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for Christ the King since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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