Carbondale came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 45-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of the Marion Wildcats by a score of 44-42. The Terriers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wildcats apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Despite the loss, Carbondale still got an impressive performance from Demarzion Graham, who rushed for 167 yards and five touchdowns. Graham is becoming a predictor of Carbondale's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Davin Wooley, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carbondale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Ryian Calonne had a dynamite game for Marion, rushing for 92 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Blake Winters, who gained 102 total yards and a touchdown.
Carbondale dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Marion, the victory snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-3 record.
Carbondale will venture away from home to take on Mascoutah at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carbondale is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.8 points per game this season. As for Marion, they will host Mattoon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Marion also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averged 32.7 points per game.
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