Our Lady of Mount Carmel entered their matchup against John Carroll on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars fell 35-28 to the John Carroll Patriots. The Cougars gained 189 more yards on the day, but it was the Patriots that made the best use of them.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jayvon Burrus, who rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry. Burrus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Harrison, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Our Lady of Mount Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 217 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel wouldn't let John Carroll keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Our Lady of Mount Carmel can thank Dontavious Murphy-Sorrell and Xavier Medina for forcing both of them.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel now has a losing record at 2-3. As for John Carroll, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is taking a road trip to challenge Boys Latin at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is facing Boys Latin at the right time seeing as Boys Latin is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for John Carroll, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Pallotti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pallotti's defense has only allowed 6.2 points per game this season, so John Carroll's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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