The Archbishop Curley Friars will venture away from home to face off against the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is hoping to do what Severn School couldn't on Friday: put an end to Archbishop Curley's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Archbishop Curley blew past Severn School 45-7 on the road. The result was nothing new for the Friars, who have now won four matchups by 21 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, everything went Our Lady of Mount Carmel's way against Boys Latin on Thursday as Our Lady of Mount Carmel made off with a 28-7 win.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel can attribute much of their success to Gavin Harrison, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Jayvon Burrus, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Burrus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. Khamari Tucker was another key player, picking up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel wouldn't let Boys Latin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Our Lady of Mount Carmel can thank Charles Minnis and Simeon Daniels for forcing both of them. Daniels also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Archbishop Curley now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for Archbishop Curley against Our Lady of Mount Carmel when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-7 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Our Lady of Mount Carmel's William Scott, who rushed for 161 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Archbishop Curley to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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