The Johnston City Indians will square off against the Carmi-White County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, everything went Johnston City's way against Sesser-Valier/Waltonville as Johnston City made off with a 50-30 win. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Carmi-White County waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 40-30 victory over the Eagles.
Noah Pollard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 260 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 131 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carmi-White County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 396 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 358 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Johnston City pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Carmi-White County, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Johnston City against Carmi-White County when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 38-6 win. Will Johnston City repeat their success, or does Carmi-White County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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