Carter's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They took their match on the road with ease, bagging a 42-0 win over the Roosevelt Mustangs. Given the Cowboys' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Mustangs are ranked 912th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carter's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christopher Miller led the charge by rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, while also throwing for 115 yards and a touchdown while completing 83.3% of his passes. Damarion Boozer was another key rusher, rushing for 95 yards and two touchdowns.
Carter's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Jayden Lucas and Rashad Chandler, who racked up five sacks between them. Chandler also made four total tackles, which is notable because Carter is 2-1 when he posts at least three total tackles, but 1-2 otherwise. Christopher Stephens was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making six total tackles (5.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 222 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in six consecutive contests.
The victory got Carter back to even at 3-3. As for Roosevelt, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Carter has already played their next matchup, a 14-7 loss against Kimball on the 19th. As for Roosevelt, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 35-14 win against Conrad on the 18th.
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