Southlake Carroll has won seven straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Byron Nelson has won seven straight on the road also dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Southlake Carroll Dragons will host the Byron Nelson Bobcat at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Southlake Carroll is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Hebron: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Southlake Carroll blew Hebron out of the water with a 59-16 final score. With the Dragons ahead 35-13 at the half, the match was all but over already.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Davis Penn and he. Penn rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries while he rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Knowles, who picked up 91 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Southlake Carroll's defense made their presence known, laying out Patrick Crayton Jr. six times. The heavy lifting was done by Zac Hays and Jake Lucky who racked up four sacks between them. Another thorn in Hebron's side was William Leins, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southlake Carroll was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 467 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hebron only gained 297.
Meanwhile, Byron Nelson didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lewisville on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 32-28 victory.
Southlake Carroll's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Byron Nelson, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Everything came up roses for Southlake Carroll against Byron Nelson in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-7 win. In that matchup, Southlake Carroll amassed a halftime lead of 42-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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