Football Preview: Fulton Falcons vs. Carter Green Hornets
After each having a week off, the Fulton Falcons and the Carter Green Hornets will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Fulton has four straight victories, Carter has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Fulton challenged Seymour last Friday. Fulton blew past Seymour 35-7 on the road. The Falcons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Albert Johnson and Ryan Gibson. Johnson had a great game and rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Gibson was balling out in the loss, rushing for 157 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fulton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 166 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, Carter was not quite Gibbs' equal in the second half last Friday. They took a hard 42-28 fall against the Eagles. While the Green Hornets didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 7-0 in the first quarter.
Carter's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Joseph Armenta, who gained 103 total yards and two touchdowns, and Brody Sparks, who threw for 203 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave Sparks a new career-high in rushing yards.
Fulton's win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-3. As for Carter, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Fulton suffered a grim 48-24 defeat to Carter in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Fulton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other football content.
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