Football Preview: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars vs. Boys Latin Lakers
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Boys Latin Lakers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel will head out to face Boys Latin after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel took a 35-28 hit to the loss column at the hands of John Carroll. The Cougars gained 189 more yards on the day, but it was the Patriots that made the best use of them.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jayvon Burrus, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Gavin Harrison, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Our Lady of Mount Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel wouldn't let John Carroll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Our Lady of Mount Carmel can thank Dontavious Murphy-Sorrell and Xavier Medina for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Boys Latin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They received a blow as they fell 31-17 to Severn School.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Boys Latin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Boys Latin when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Liam White (who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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