Carroll is 8-1 against Fort Wayne North Side since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Carroll Chargers will face off against the Fort Wayne North Side Legends at 7:00 p.m. Carroll is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Carroll is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Fort Wayne Northrop a 52-0 shutout on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won five matches by 21 points or more so far this season.
Jimmy Sullivan was his usual excellent self, throwing for 258 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes, and also rushing for 72 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Jaidon Vanpelt also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Carroll didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Kellen Harrison, Vanpelt, Josh Tillar, and Coleman Tipton picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Fort Wayne North Side made sure to put some points up on the board against Fort Wayne Wayne on Friday. Fort Wayne North Side blew past Fort Wayne Wayne, posting a 42-12 victory on the road. The Legends pushed the score to 42-6 by the end of the third, a deficit the Generals cut but never quite recovered from.
Tristen Newsome continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 242 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 34 yards and a touchdown. Caleb Kiengele was another key player, rushing for 64 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries.
Carroll's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. As for Fort Wayne North Side, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.
Friday's contest will pit two of the most dominant signal callers against one another: Sullivan and Newsome. Sullivan has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 178 passing yards and has 16 passing touchdowns on the season. For his part, Newsome has averaged 131.9 passing yards and has 13 passing touchdowns on the season.
Everything came up roses for Carroll against Fort Wayne North Side in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 51-14 win. In that matchup, Carroll amassed a halftime lead of 51-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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