Carroll hasn't had much luck against Gregory-Portland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers faces off against the Gregory-Portland Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Carroll is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27 points per game this season.
Carroll is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Miller on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carroll had to suffer through a 59-7 loss at the hands of Miller. The match marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Gregory-Portland waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Trojans 56-14 at home. The result was nothing new for the Wildcats, who have now won three contests by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Cody Adame and Kayden Dufour. Adame had a great game 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.
Carroll now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Gregory-Portland, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-4.
Thursday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Carroll has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 157.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Gregory-Portland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 226.9. It's looking like Thursday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Carroll took a serious blow against Gregory-Portland when the teams last played back in August of 2023, falling 36-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gregory-Portland's Reed Dooms, who threw for 322 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Now that Carroll knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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