Carter has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will head out to face off against the Halls Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Carter is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by South-Doyle at home to the tune of 52-20 on Friday. Given the Green Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Cherokees are ranked 238th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jody Scruggs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 237 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 35 receiving yards and a touchdown. His longest rush was for an impressive 64 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Brody Sparks was another key passer, throwing for 281 yards and four touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Carter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Carter's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gabriel Dennis.
Meanwhile, everything went Halls' way against Hardin Valley Academy on Friday as Halls made off with a 36-14 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Carter pushed their record up to 3-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Halls, their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-1.
Carter took a serious blow against Halls in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 42-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Halls' Amari Lethgo, who threw for 275 yards and five touchdowns on only 16 passes. Now that Carter knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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