After each having a week off, the Carl Albert Titans and the Del City Eagles will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Carl Albert sitting on 26 straight victories dating back to last season and Del City on 11.
Carl Albert is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup last Friday. They blew past Claremore 45-14. Fans of the Titans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Carl Albert's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Devin Woodring led the charge by throwing for 248 yards and three touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Trynae Washington, who picked up 114 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Carl Albert's defense and their seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Kathan Pierucci and Joe Thomas, who racked up five sacks between them. Another thorn in Claremore's side was Caden Davis, who picked up a sack and made 18 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Del City got themselves on the board against Bishop McGuinness last Friday, but Bishop McGuinness never followed suit. They blew past the Fighting Irish, posting a 66-0 win. Considering the Eagles have won 11 matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Syncere Overton and Jeremiah Miles were among the main playmakers for Del City as the former rushed for 38 yards and three touchdowns and the latter rushed for 132 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.3 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Miles a new career-high in rushing yards.
Del City wouldn't let Bishop McGuinness keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Del City can thank D'Marion Turner and Nick Holmes for forcing both of them. Turner has been hot , having also posted at least one defended passe the last five times he's played. Javonte Neeqauye was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles.
Del City was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 202 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Carl Albert pushed their record up to 12-0 with the victory, which was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.2 points. As for Del City, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Carl Albert has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 202.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Del City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything went Carl Albert's way against Del City in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Carl Albert made off with a 35-14 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carl Albert since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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