Cayuga is 0-6 against Carlisle since October of 2014 but things could change on Thursday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Cayuga is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Inspired Vision 55-0 on the road last Friday.
Cayuga found their leader in underclassman Kase Dickson, who threw for 165 yards and three touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 103 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries. Those 103 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Dickson. Another player making a difference was Dominic Johnson, who picked up 105 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Cayuga was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 323 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 323 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Cayuga's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB four times. The heavy lifting was done by Camron Stegall and Caiden Lightfoot, who racked up all four sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Carlisle was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their sixth straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Shelbyville at home and fell 64-33. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 994th, while the Dragons are ranked 466th).
Cayuga's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Carlisle, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Cayuga was dealt a bruising 56-6 loss at the hands of Carlisle when the teams last played back in November of 2018. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Cayuga was down 35-6.
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