After two games on the road, Carrollton is heading back home. After each having a week off, they and the Dacula Falcons will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Carrollton knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past nine games -- so hopefully Dacula likes a good challenge.
Carrollton's upcoming contest probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Douglas County, who was ranked 32nd at the time (Carrollton was ranked fifth). Carrollton put the hurt on Douglas County with a sharp 49-28 win last Friday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by 21 points or more this season.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Julian Lewis and DJ Bordeaux. Lewis had a great game and threw for 290 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80.8% of his passes. Meanwhile, Bordeaux was balling out in the loss, throwing for 342 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, Dacula strolled past Central Gwinnett with points to spare last Friday, taking the game 34-17.
Dacula's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Garrison Cantrell led the charge by throwing for 221 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Hector Davies helped Cantrell out on the ground, rushing for 104 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Dacula was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 280 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August.
Dacula didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Mj Allen and Jonathan Jones.
Carrollton's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.9 points. As for Dacula, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-6.
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