Football Preview: Winters Mill Falcons vs. South Carroll Cavaliers
The Winters Mill Falcons are on the road again on Thursday to play the South Carroll Cavaliers at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Winters Mill is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Liberty on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Winters Mill was dealt a 35-6 loss at the hands of Liberty.
Meanwhile, South Carroll ended up a good deal behind Brunswick on Friday and lost 21-7.
South Carroll might have lost, but man, Manny Rodrigues was a machine: he rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. That's the most rushing yards Rodrigues has posted since back in September of 2023.
South Carroll didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Brayden Mazalewski and Rodrigues. Mazalewski is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. South Carroll got some further help from Davy Snyder: he picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles.
Winters Mill's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-5. As for South Carroll, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Winters Mill beat South Carroll 24-17 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Winters Mill since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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