Football Game Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Westfield Shamrocks

Carroll is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Westfield is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Chargers will challenge the Shamrocks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carroll knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Westfield likes a good challenge.

Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 42-30 victory over Penn. 42 seems to be a good number for the Chargers as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Gabe Frisinger

Passing Yards (Career)

11/14/25 @ Penn	424
09/19/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider	363
08/29/25 vs Center Grove	345
10/10/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	313
08/22/25 @ Hamilton Southeastern	268

Carroll's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gabe Frisinger led the charge by throwing for 424 yards and a pair of touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 102 yards and one TD. Those 424 passing yards gave Frisinger a new career-high. Jaidon Vanpelt was another key receiver, picking up 197 receiving yards and one score.

Meanwhile, Westfield faced Fishers in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Shamrocks came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 20-10.

A big part of Westfield's victory came down to the chemistry between Aiden Grabowski and his top target Cooper Melvin. Grabowski rushed for 91 yards and one TD while Melvin rushed for 83 yards on only five carries.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Westfield proved: they limited Fishers to a paltry 3.2 yards per carry. While two picked up at least seven total tackles, Zane Newman stood above the rest. He picked up two sacks and made seven total tackles. Westfield didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged six.

Westfield's defense didn't let Gage Sturgill, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Newman was especially locked on to Fishers' QB and sacked him twice. Newman also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with seven.

Carroll's record is now 9-3. As for Westfield, their record now sits at 10-2.

Carroll suffered a grim 37-14 defeat to Westfield in their previous matchup back in November of 2021. Can the Chargers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.