The Therrell Panthers will challenge the Carver Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Therrell has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Carver will come in with four straight wins.
It was a proper cat-fight when Therrell took on Lovett last Friday. Therrell fell 17-6 to Lovett. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 288th, while the Lions are ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Carver got themselves on the board against Holy Innocents Episcopal on Saturday, but Holy Innocents Episcopal never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Golden Bears 50-0 at home. Give the Panthers' defense some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Carver can attribute much of their success to Jaquavious Bryant, who rushed for 40 yards and three touchdowns, and Montavious Banks, who threw for 211 yards and a touchdown while completing 76.9% of his passes. Bryant didn't just play on offense: he also picked up a sack and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss). Carver also got a significant boost from Nyzian (Nas) Scott, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 94 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carver was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 284 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Carver didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Joshua Raven and Banks. Carver got some further help from Lataious Stepp Jr.: he made five total tackles (4.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Therrell's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Carver, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
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