The Carter Lions will face off against the Granite Hills Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carter is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Friday. They blew past La Sierra 34-14. The victory was some much needed relief for the Lions as it spelled an end to their seven-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Carter can attribute much of their success to Andre Thompson, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, and Ryder Carson, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns. Joey Martinez was Carson's top target, picking up 62 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Carter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Noah Esquivel and Jaysahn Bostick.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Granite Hills on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Lake Mead Academy out of the water with a 70-14 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-14.
Carter might still be hurting after the 40-14 loss they got from Granite Hills in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Thankfully for Carter, Kameron Smith (who rushed for 205 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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