Carter and Wilmer-Hutchins are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Carter Cowboys will head out to face off against the Wilmer-Hutchins Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carter, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Wilmer-Hutchins' (thus far) undefeated season.
Last Friday, Carter ended up a good deal behind Pine Tree and lost 21-7. While losing is never fun, the Cowboys can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 310th, while the Pirates are ranked 62nd).
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Wilmer-Hutchins at home against Spruce on Thursday as the squad secured a 53-23 win. The Eagles pushed the score to 47-23 by the end of the third, a deficit the Timberwolves had little chance of recovering from.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Wilmer-Hutchins to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jaheim Cummings, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, and also picked up 81 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Cummings has posted since back in October of 2023. Another passer making a difference was Tamajae McMillon, who threw for 200 yards and three touchdowns on only ten passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wilmer-Hutchins was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 359 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 213 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Carter's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Wilmer-Hutchins, their victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Carter's way against Wilmer-Hutchins in their previous matchup back in November of 2023 as Carter made off with a 37-12 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carter 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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