The Granite City Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Carbondale Terriers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 14 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Granite City and four for Carbondale.
Granite City's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Collinsville on Friday. They were dealt a 41-0 defeat at the hands of the Kahoks. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Kahoks are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 41-13, which was the final score in Carbondale's tilt against Centralia on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Terriers have suffered against the Orphans since September 16, 2016.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Demarzion Graham, who rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns. Braylon Berry also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.
Granite City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Carbondale, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Granite City took a serious blow against Carbondale in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 54-0. Can Granite City avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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