Carson is 0-10 against West Rowan since October of 2015 but things could change on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. Carson will be strutting in after a win while West Rowan will be coming in after a defeat.
Carson will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 24) but last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 32-29 victory over Piedmont.
Carson can attribute much of their success to Rosean Perkins, who rushed for 96 yards and two touchdowns, and Griffin Barber, who threw for 160 yards and a touchdown on only 13 passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (82 yards to be exact) went to Xavier Phillips, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 163 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, West Rowan fell victim to Mooresville and their airtight defense last Friday. They were dealt a 66-0 loss at the hands of the Blue Devils. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Blue Devils recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Carson now has a winning record of 2-1. As for West Rowan, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Carson lost to West Rowan on the road by a decisive 32-14 margin when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Carson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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