After three games on the road, Carrick is heading back home. They will welcome the Perry Traditional Academy Commodores at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Carrick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 44-0 win over Brownsville on the road. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Raiders considering their six-point performance the game before.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Carrick to victory, but perhaps none more so than Stephon Malloy, who rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 96 rushing yards gave Malloy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zion Frye, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns.
Carrick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Frye and Jayden Wise. Carrick got some further help from Brian Babjak: he made 11 total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Perry Traditional Academy had to endure a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season, but that streak is no more. They blew past Brashear 28-6 on Friday. The score was all tied up 6-6 at the break, but the Commodores were the (much) better team in the second half.
Carrick's victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Perry Traditional Academy, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.
Carrick was able to grind out a solid victory over Perry Traditional Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, winning 26-16. Will Carrick repeat their success, or does Perry Traditional Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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