Carmel has gone 3-0 against Lake Forest recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Carmel Corsairs will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Lake Forest Scouts at 7:30 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carmel is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Grayslake Central. Carmel blew past Grayslake Central 62-13 on the road on Friday. Given the Corsairs' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Rams are ranked 299th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of the victory came down to the chemistry between Trae Taylor and his top target Kai Owens. Taylor threw for 180 yards and four touchdowns while Owens picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Speaking of playmakers, who could forget Donovan Day, who went all the way with a kickoff return for a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Lake Forest took care of business in their home opener on Friday (and then some). They were the clear victor by a 35-12 margin over Lakes. With the Scouts ahead 28-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Carmel was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Forest when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 20-10. Does Carmel have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Forest turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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