Carroll has gone 7-0 against Taylor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Carroll Cougars will take on the Taylor Titans at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carroll's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They strolled past Riverton Parke with points to spare, taking the game 14-0. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 106th, while the Panthers are ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Taylor didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian on Friday, but they still walked away with a 20-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Titans.
Javionne Harris had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries, and also threw for 109 yards and a touchdown on only ten passes. He got the majority of those yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible80 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Keyshawn Galloway, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Carroll pushed their record up to 2-0 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Taylor, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Carroll against Taylor in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the team secured a 62-7 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carroll since the squad 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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