Football Preview: Banks Braves vs. Yamhill-Carlton Tigers
Banks has won three straight games at home, while Yamhill-Carlton has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Banks Braves will host the Yamhill-Carlton Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Banks' offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Kennedy's usually-dominant defense. Banks claimed a resounding 40-7 victory over Kennedy on the road. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Trojans are ranked 90th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Banks' receiving core played a big role in the win, headlined by Jarrett Martin and Lane Gilbert. Martin gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns while Gilbert rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Martin's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Banks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after only eight points in their last contest, Yamhill-Carlton made sure to put some points up on the board against Valley Catholic on Friday. Yamhill-Carlton was the clear victor by a 34-13 margin over Valley Catholic.
Banks' win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Yamhill-Carlton, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Banks strolled past Yamhill-Carlton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 26-7. Does Banks have another victory up their sleeve, or will Yamhill-Carlton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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