Football Preview: Corvian Community Cardinals vs. Pine Lake Prep Pride
The Corvian Community Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Pine Lake Prep Pride at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Corvian Community has eight straight wins, Pine Lake Prep has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Friday, Corvian Community took their match at home with ease, bagging a 47-7 victory over Community School of Davidson. The result was nothing new for the Cardinals, who have now won seven games by 29 points or more so far this season.
Cam Johnson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 122 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries, while also picking up 71 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 101 rushing yards dating back to last season. Noah Best also helped with three touchdowns in total.
Corvian Community wouldn't let Community School of Davidson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Corvian Community can thank Tremaine Smith and AJ Jackson Jr. for forcing both of them. Corvian Community got some further help from Donovan Kirkwood: he made 14 total tackles and snagged an interception.
Meanwhile, Pine Lake Prep didn't have quite enough to beat Carver on Friday and fell 28-26.
Despite their defeat, Pine Lake Prep saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cameron Gandy, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns, was perhaps the best of all.
Corvian Community pushed their record up to 8-0 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Pine Lake Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Corvian Community won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Pine Lake Prep 24-23. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Pine Lake Prep's Gabe Bolivar, who rushed for 231 yards and three touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Corvian Community to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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