The Carson Cougars are taking a road trip to square off against the East Rowan Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Carson and 17 for East Rowan dating back to last season.
Carson is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Northwest Cabarrus on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carson had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Northwest Cabarrus. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Trojans are ranked 68th).
Meanwhile, East Rowan scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. The match between them and Central Cabarrus wasn't particularly close, with East Rowan falling 37-20.
Carson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for East Rowan, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Everything went Carson's way against East Rowan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Carson made off with a 39-18 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carson 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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