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| 10/25/24 - Home | 21-45 L |
| 10/27/23 - Away | 0-13 L |
| 09/30/22 - Home | 40-14 W |
| 10/08/21 - Home | 56-24 W |
| 04/16/21 - Home | 20-10 W |
| + 5 more games |
Banning and Carson are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Pilots will square off against the Colts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Banning hasn't scored more than 13 points for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Banning is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against San Pedro on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Pilots were beaten by the Pirates 55-13. While losing is never fun, the Pilots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California football rankings (they are ranked 515th, while the Pirates are ranked 246th).
Meanwhile, Carson was fully in charge on Thursday, breezing past Gardena 49-20. The Colts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Banning better keep an eye on Chris Fields iii. He was instrumental in Carson's win, throwing for 211 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also rushing for 40 yards. That's the most passing yards Fields iii has posted since back in September of 2024. Jordin Daniel was in the mix too, providing Carson with two TDs.
Carson's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 4.5 times. Leading the way was Kingston Sula with 2.5 sacks. He has been hot, having also posted five or more total tackles the last eight times he's played. Carson received some extra help from Curmon Williams, whose fumble return for a touchdown made for one of the most unforgettable moments.
Carson is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 40.0 points over those games. As for Banning, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-4.
Banning suffered a grim 45-21 defeat to Carson when the teams last played back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fields iii, who rushed for 40 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only nine passes. Now that the Pilots know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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