The Carver Birmingham Rams will head out to square off against the Permian Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are still undefeated after three-games, but that won't be the case come Friday.
Carver Birmingham's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Hayden 40-0 on the road. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Wildcats are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carver Birmingham relied on the efforts of Tarjuan Johnson, who rushed for 120 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.5 yards per carry, and De'Jarvis Wade Ll, who threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Johnson a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Permian sidestepped Tascosa for a 50-48 win.
It was another big night for Gavin Black, who rushed for 238 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 8.2 yards per carry. That high mark didn't come from nowhere: he posted at least 177 rushing yards in the fourth games prior. Another player making a difference was Jakob Garcia, who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Permian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 225 rushing yards in four consecutive matches.
Carver Birmingham's victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Permian, they pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season.
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