The Carol City Chiefs will face off against the Monsignor Pace Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carol City is out to stop a five-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Carol City is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Westland Hialeah, posting a 44-0 victory on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Chiefs considering their seven-point performance the game before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carol City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Justin Compere, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. The bulk of those rushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 73 yards. Ishmael Mcnichols was another key rusher, rushing for 68 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carol City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Monsignor Pace didn't have quite enough to beat Edison on Saturday and fell 17-14.
Despite their defeat, Monsignor Pace saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Willie Anderson, who picked up 131 receiving yards and a touchdown, was perhaps the best of all. Another player making a difference was Sean Ponder, who threw for 178 yards and a touchdown.
The win got Carol City back to even at 2-2. As for Monsignor Pace, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.
Carol City was dealt a bruising 48-0 defeat at the hands of Monsignor Pace when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Monsignor Pace's Rashad Wallace, who rushed for 81 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. Now that Carol City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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