The Yamhill-Carlton Tigers will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Banks Braves at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Yamhill-Carlton will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up eight points last Friday, then bounced right back against Valley Catholic on Friday. Yamhill-Carlton blew past Valley Catholic 34-13.
Meanwhile, Banks put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 40-7 win over Kennedy on the road. Banks' victory was all the more impressive since the Trojans were averaging only 11.14 points allowed on the season.
A big part of Banks' win came down to the chemistry between Jarrett Martin and his top target Lane Gilbert. Martin gained 170 total yards and two touchdowns while Gilbert rushed for 117 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries. Martin's longest rush was for an incredible 80 yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Banks was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 296 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Yamhill-Carlton's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-1. As for Banks, their win bumped their record up to 5-0.
Yamhill-Carlton ended up a good deal behind Banks when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 26-7. Thankfully for Yamhill-Carlton, Ashton Crossen (who rushed for 154 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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