The Carpinteria Warriors will face off against the Channel Islands Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Carpinteria's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Nordhoff on Friday. They were beaten by the Rangers 49-0. Having soared to a lofty 62 points in the game before, the Warriors' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Channel Islands played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Grace and fell 49-20. The Raiders were down 49-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Carpinteria will need to focus on slowing down Christian Silva, one of several Channel Islands players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 191 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Rajai Moody, who picked up 90 receiving yards and one TD.
Channel Islands' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Carpinteria, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for Carpinteria against Channel Islands in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 47-6 victory. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Raiders turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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