Football Preview: Gregory-Portland Wildcats vs. Carroll Tigers
Gregory-Portland has gone 8-2 against Carroll recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Carroll Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Gregory-Portland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
Gregory-Portland is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 56-14 win over Corpus Christi Moody at home. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cody Adame and Kayden Dufour. Adame had a great game on Friday and rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Meanwhile, Dufour was balling out in the loss, rushing for 107 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also picking up 34 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Gregory-Portland was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 341 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in November of 2023.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 51 points the game before, Carroll was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were dealt a 59-7 loss at the hands of Miller. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Buccaneers: they've now lost six in a row.
Gregory-Portland's victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Carroll, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Gregory-Portland has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 226.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 157.6. It's looking like Thursday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Gregory-Portland against Carroll in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as the squad secured a 36-6 win. Does Gregory-Portland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carroll turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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