Football Recap: Carbon Dinos vs. Emery Spartans
If Carbon was riding high off their 34-7 takedown of Union last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Carbon Dinos were dealt a 49-17 defeat at the hands of the Emery Spartans on Friday. The Dinos have struggled against the Spartans recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Carbon lost, don't look at Stockton Kennedy. Despite the final result, he threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Kennedy has posted since back in October of 2023. Carbon also got a significant boost from Tony Wilson, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Emery can attribute much of their success to Jaxon Johnson, who rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries, and also threw for a yards and a touchdown on his only pass of the game. Another player making a difference was Porter Hurdsman, who picked up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Carbon's loss dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Emery, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Carbon will challenge Manti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Kennedy and Maison Starkweather. As for Emery, they will square off against San Juan at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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