The Carthage Bulldogs will square off against the Athens Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Carthage comes in on 21 and Athens on four.
Carthage is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Center for the full four quarters, racking up a 60-14 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 39-7.
Jett Surratt
| 10/10/25 @ Center | 161.9 |
| 09/26/25 @ Jasper | 150.7 |
| 10/03/25 @ San Benito | 147.7 |
| 09/12/25 vs Liberty-Eylau | 120.7 |
| 08/29/25 @ Kilgore | 93.4 |
Jett Surratt was his usual excellent self, throwing for 348 yards and six touchdowns while completing 82.1% of his passes. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (161.9). Benny Smith was another key player, rushing for 126 yards and one score on only 12 carries.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Athens on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Brownsboro out of the water with a 52-8 final score. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 27 points or more this season.
Carthage's victory bumped their record up to 6-0. As for Athens, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Everything came up roses for Carthage against Athens in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 49-7 victory. In that contest, the Bulldogs amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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