The Carver Yellowjackets will take on the Walkertown Wolfpack at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Carver's defense has only allowed 13.9 points per game this season, so Walkertown's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Carver's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rockingham County on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cougars and fell 29-0. Having soared to a lofty 74 points in the game before, the Yellowjackets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Walkertown). They breezed past McMichael to the tune of 60-0 on Friday. The Wolfpack have beaten the Phoenix the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Phoenix has come to flipping the script.
Walkertown's win came from a few key players Carver will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jerrell Crawford, who threw for 220 yards and three TDs on only 18 passes. Another player making a difference was Nasir Conrad, who rushed for 59 yards and a pair of scores on only five carries.
Walkertown's run defense was locked in: McMichael could only muster 1.4 yards per carry. The team can thank Camereon Cartlidge for the heroic effort on defense: he. Walkertown didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 10.6.
Walkertown's defense also made the game a nightmare for Kai Tart, racking up 13 sacks. Cartlidge and Myles McMahan were the leaders of the group effort as each produced three apiece.
Walkertown's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Carver, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Carver suffered a grim 30-8 defeat to Walkertown when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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