The Headland Rams will face off against the Carroll Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Headland nor Carroll posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
On Friday, Headland came up short against Charles Henderson and fell 16-7. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Carroll's offense. They were dealt a 41-0 loss at the hands of Andalusia on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Bulldogs are ranked 48th).
Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Headland, they now have a losing record of 3-4.
Headland was able to grind out a solid victory over Carroll in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, winning 41-28. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was the Eagles' Holden Pawlik, who threw for 283 yards and three TDs. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Rams still be able to contain Pawlik? There's only one way to find out.
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