The Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears will venture away from home to challenge the Carver Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few points on average (Holy Innocents Episcopal 10.1, Carver 6) so any points scored will be well earned.
Holy Innocents Episcopal is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Hapeville Charter just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 20-17. The Golden Bears were up 14-0 in the third quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Although Holy Innocents Episcopal took the loss, they still got scores from Denim Stevens and Aj Donnelly.
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Holy Innocents Episcopal didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jordan Mays and Donnelly. Mays also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with 13. Donnelly got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Carver put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against KIPP Atlanta Collegiate as they made off with a 35-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won five games by 21 points or more so far this season.
Carver's win came from a few key players Holy Innocents Episcopal will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Corey Fletcher, who threw for 183 yards and one touchdown on only 17 passes. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hill, who gained 118 total yards.
Carver didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited KIPP Atlanta Collegiate to a completion percentage of just 50%. The team can thank Terrious Favors for the heroic effort on defense: he. Carver has been improving in that area: they had allowed a completion percentage of 0.65 earlier this season, but they've only allowed one of 0.65 in their last three games.
Carver's record is now 7-0. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-2.
Holy Innocents Episcopal took a serious blow against Carver when the teams last played back in October of 2024, falling 50-0. Can the Golden Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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