Football Preview: Dunbar Poets vs. Carver Vo-Tech Bears
Dunbar is 4-0 against Carver Vo-Tech since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Dunbar Poets will head out to take on the Carver Vo-Tech Bears at 3:45 p.m. Dunbar will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Saturday, Dunbar didn't have too much trouble with Mergenthaler Vo-Tech at home as they won 42-27.
Cole Floyd and Savion Witherspoon were among the main playmakers for Dunbar as the former rushed for 255 yards while picking up 15.0 yards per carry and the latter rushed for 105 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave Floyd a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Dunbar was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 330 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Dunbar's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Brian Collins and Jabari Torbit, who racked up four sacks between them. Dunbar got some further help from Darius Wragg: he made 12 total tackles.
Meanwhile, Carver Vo-Tech earned a 20-8 victory over Forest Park on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bears.
Dunbar's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0. As for Carver Vo-Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Dunbar against Carver Vo-Tech in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 62-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Dunbar since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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