Football Recap: Cordova Blue Devils vs. Carver Birmingham Rams
Cordova fell victim to Carver Birmingham and their airtight defense on Friday. They were dealt a 42-0 loss at the hands of the Carver Birmingham Rams. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 334th, while the Rams are ranked 100th).
Carver Birmingham's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tarjuan Johnson led the charge by rushing for 68 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Carver Birmingham is undefeated when Johnson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-4 otherwise. Dimitri Howard also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Cordova's defeat was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Carver Birmingham, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-4.
Cordova does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Carver Birmingham, they are on the road again on Friday to play Fairview at 7:00 p.m. Fairview knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Carver Birmingham likes a good challenge.
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