Football Preview: Carson Cougars vs. South Rowan Raiders
Carson is 9-1 against South Rowan since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carson Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Rowan Raiders at 7:00 p.m. Carson is out to stop a three-game streak of losses at home.
Last Friday, Carson came up short against Central Cabarrus and fell 23-14.
Although Carson took the loss, they still got scores from Jacob Rockwell and Travis Sharkey.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Rowan). They put the hurt on East Rowan with a sharp 33-7 victory on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their seven-point performance the match before.
Bryson Frieze went supernova for South Rowan, rushing for 127 yards and three touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Frieze a new career-high in rushing yards. Marshal Faw was another key player, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
South Rowan didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off five passes before the game was over. Zach Barham led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself. Cameron Barth also set a new season high mark in total tackles with seven.
Carson's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for South Rowan, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
Everything went Carson's way against South Rowan when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Carson made off with a 54-30 win. Will Carson repeat their success, or does South Rowan have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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