The Carbondale Terriers will venture away from home to challenge the Mascoutah Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carbondale is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Carbondale will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 45-point matchup in their last game. They fell just short of Marion by a score of 44-42. The Terriers gained 65 more yards on the day, but it was the Wildcats that made the best use of them.
Despite the loss, Carbondale got top-tier performance from Demarzion Graham, who rushed for 167 yards and five touchdowns. Graham is becoming a predictor of Carbondale's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 0-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Davin Wooley, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Carbondale was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Meanwhile, a win for Mascoutah just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Waterloo, falling 56-28. The defeat continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Carbondale's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Mascoutah, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-5.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Carbondale has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 171.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Mascoutah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 223.2. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Carbondale strolled past Mascoutah in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 72-54. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Mascoutah's Baruk Jonsson, who threw for 339 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 13.6 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Carbondale still be able to contain Jonsson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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