Football Preview: Carver Panthers vs. KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Warriors
After each having a week off, the Carver Panthers and the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate Warriors will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Carver will be strutting in after a win while KIPP Atlanta Collegiate will be coming in after a loss.
Carver is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 51-0 victory over Washington at home. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 170th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 359th), the result two weeks ago wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montavious Banks was his usual excellent self, throwing for 236 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and also rushing for 30 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only rushed for 62.
Meanwhile, KIPP Atlanta Collegiate has relied on a stalwart defense averaging 12.83 points allowed per game, but that average took a hit two weeks ago. They came up short against Lovett, falling 34-8. The Warriors have struggled against the Lions recently, as their game two weeks ago was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Carver now has a winning record of 3-2. As for KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
