The East Carter Raiders will face off against the Lexington Catholic Knights on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
East Carter is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Bourbon County 48-19. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
East Carter can attribute much of their success to Landon Yoak, who rushed for 175 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry, and Quentin Johnson, who threw for 163 yards and five touchdowns on only 13 passes. That's the most rushing yards Yoak has posted since back in August. Waylon Ruffin also helped with two touchdowns in total.
East Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 285 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 174 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Lexington Catholic entered their tilt with West Carter on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Comets, posting a 53-7 victory. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky football rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while the Comets are ranked 172nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lexington Catholic pushed their record up to 5-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points per game. As for East Carter, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
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