The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars will square off against the Archbishop Curley Friars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Last Thursday, everything went Our Lady of Mount Carmel's way against Boys Latin as Our Lady of Mount Carmel made off with a 28-7 victory.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel can attribute much of their success to Gavin Harrison, who rushed for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and Jayvon Burrus, who rushed for 177 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.3 yards per carry. Burrus' rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 110 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Khamari Tucker, who picked up 90 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel wouldn't let Boys Latin keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Our Lady of Mount Carmel can thank Charles Minnis and Simeon Daniels for forcing both of them. Daniels also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 327 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Archbishop Curley waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their game on the road with ease, bagging a 45-7 win over the Admirals. Considering the Friars have won four matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Our Lady of Mount Carmel back to even at 3-3. As for Archbishop Curley, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel was dealt a bruising 44-7 loss at the hands of Archbishop Curley in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Our Lady of Mount Carmel have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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