Football Preview: Carrollton Hawks vs. Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers
On Friday Carrollton will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to square off against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Carrollton's defense has only allowed six points per game this season, so Greenfield/Northwestern's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Carrollton's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-0 win over Calhoun/Brussels. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hawks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 222nd, while the Warriors are ranked 86th).
Greenfield/Northwestern never got on the board in their matchup last Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] last Friday. Everything went their way against the Cougars as they made off with a 45-22 win. Considering the Tigers have won four matches by more than 22 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Carrollton's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-1.
Carrollton lost to Greenfield/Northwestern on the road by a decisive 14-0 margin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Can Carrollton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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