Football Preview: Carrick Raiders vs. Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights
The Carrick Raiders will face off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carrick will bounce into Friday's game after beating Perry Traditional Academy, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Carrick snuck past Perry Traditional Academy with a 16-12 victory on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 38-6 win over the Crusaders. With the Maroon Knights ahead 25-0 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Wheeling Central Catholic's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Caleb Golden, who gained 103 total yards and two touchdowns, and Isaac Martin, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.1 yards per carry. Martin's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nico Kusic, who threw for 49 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wheeling Central Catholic was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Carrick is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 3-4 record this season. As for Wheeling Central Catholic, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Carrick was taken down by Wheeling Central Catholic 34-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2022. Can Carrick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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