Football Preview: Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins vs. Carroll Chargers
Fort Wayne Northrop is 1-9 against Carroll since August of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins will head out to challenge the Carroll Chargers at 7:00 p.m.
Fort Wayne Northrop is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Friday. They were beaten by Fort Wayne Snider 49-14. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Panthers are ranked 20th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jerquaden Guilford, who picked up 106 receiving yards and a touchdown. He got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 96 yards. David Callison was another key passer, throwing for 225 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Meanwhile, Carroll had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They put the hurt on the Spartans with a sharp 31-10 victory. The Chargers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Jimmy Sullivan, who threw for 315 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in two touchdowns on the ground. A healthy portion of that aerial production (88 yards to be exact) went to Brady Rhoad.
Fort Wayne Northrop's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Carroll, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Fort Wayne Northrop was dealt a bruising 35-6 defeat at the hands of Carroll in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sullivan, who rushed for 111 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for 22 yards and a touchdown. Now that Fort Wayne Northrop knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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