The Sulphur Springs Wildcats will challenge the Carter Cowboys at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sulphur Springs is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
Sulphur Springs is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Panther Creek on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Sulphur Springs was dealt a 41-14 defeat at the hands of Panther Creek. The Wildcats' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Carter entered their tilt with Lincoln on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They strolled past the Tigers with points to spare, taking the game 29-12. The Cowboys pushed the score to 22-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers cut but never quite recovered from.
Damarion Boozer continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 188 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 108.6 rushing yards per game.
Carter didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Keontre Jeffery. Carter got some further help from Cuvanti Crawford: he picked up five sacks and made ten total tackles (7.0 for loss).
Carter has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.4 points per game. As for Sulphur Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Sulphur Springs came up short against Carter in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 41-35. Can Sulphur Springs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
