Football Preview: Timber Creek Falcons vs. Southlake Carroll Dragons
Timber Creek hasn't had much luck against Southlake Carroll recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Timber Creek Falcons will venture away from home to take on the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Southlake Carroll is hoping to do what Keller Central couldn't on Friday: put an end to Timber Creek's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Timber Creek was the clear victor by a 37-14 margin over Keller Central. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Chargers are ranked 449th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll put another one in the bag last Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 56-48 win over Trinity.
Southlake Carroll can attribute much of their success to Riley Wormley, who gained 265 total yards and three touchdowns, and Angelo Renda, who threw for 376 yards and five touchdowns while completing 77.8% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Wormley a new career-high in rushing yards. Brock Boyd was Renda's top target, picking up 135 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Timber Creek pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Southlake Carroll, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-0.
Timber Creek took a serious blow against Southlake Carroll in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 44-0. Can Timber Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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