The Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs will challenge the SmartEn Sports Academy Goats at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Archbishop Carroll has three straight wins, SmartEn Sports Academy has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Archbishop Carroll's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Palmer Trinity 37-0 on the road. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 165th, while the Falcons are ranked 385th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Joshua Rivera had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry.
Rivera wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Archbishop Carroll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 295 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 164 rushing yards in 16 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, SmartEn Sports Academy lost 26-6 to Boca Raton Christian two weeks ago.
Archbishop Carroll's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for SmartEn Sports Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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