The Archbishop Carroll Lions will head out to challenge the Paul VI Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Archbishop Carroll is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Saint John Paul the Great Catholic a 50-0 shutout on Saturday. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 46th in District of Columbia, while the Wolves are ranked 271st in Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Archbishop Carroll's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Avery Glass, who threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns, and Jason Battle, who rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown.incredibly, Battle got all that yardage with just one huge run Michael Hatton was in the mix as well, providing Archbishop Carroll with a touchdown.
Archbishop Carroll didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Cameron Brown and Nate Green.
Meanwhile, Paul VI had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Knights 38-0. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 26.5 points per game.
Paul VI pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.3 points per game. As for Archbishop Carroll, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Archbishop Carroll has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 154 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Paul VI struggles in that department as they've been averaging 190.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Archbishop Carroll came up short against Paul VI in their previous meeting back in October, falling 21-12. Can Archbishop Carroll avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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