Football Preview: Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears vs. Carver Panthers
The Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears will face off against the Carver Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Holy Innocents Episcopal ended up a good deal behind Hapeville Charter and lost 21-7. The Golden Bears have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Carver had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 44-0 win over the Warriors. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three games by 30 points or more so far this season.
Montavious Banks was his usual excellent self, throwing for 149 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 passes, while also rushing for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 224 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
One reason for the win was Carver's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. It was truly a group effort as Arlando Crafton, Gerald Smith, and Michael Johnson Jr. picked up two apiece.
Holy Innocents Episcopal now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Carver, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
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