Football Game Recap: Carol City Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Sep 14, 2024, 2:07pm

Football Recap: Carol City Chiefs vs. Northwestern Bulls

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Carol City lost against Northwestern back in October of 2021, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Carol City Chiefs were outmatched by the Northwestern Bulls at home and fell 42-7. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 178th, while the Bulls are ranked 25th).

Even if they lost, Carol City's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. In that department, Sharlandin (Zaqq) Strange was the leader with three. (Zaqq) Strange is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.

Leon Strawder was the offensive standout of the contest as he threw for 182 yards and three touchdowns.

Carol City dropped their record down to 1-2 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Northwestern, they now have a winning record of 2-1.

Carol City will challenge Westland Hialeah at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Northwestern, they are on the road again on Friday to play Norland at 7:30 p.m. Northwestern knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Norland likes a good challenge.

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