Pine Lake Prep couldn't quite beat Carver on Friday, but the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point loss they were dealt last Friday. The Pine Lake Prep Pride fell just short of the Carver Yellowjackets by a score of 28-26. The Pride were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Yellowjackets apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in October of 2023.
Several Pride players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Cameron Gandy, who threw for 188 yards and three touchdowns. Johntay Gaither also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Pine Lake Prep wouldn't let Carver keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Pine Lake Prep can thank Caden Scholl and Chase Riggs for forcing both of them.
Quinton Stone had a dynamite game for Carver, rushing for 112 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards. Stone's longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Nasir Conrad was another key player, rushing for 54 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Pine Lake Prep is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6. As for Carver, they moved to 3-5 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak.
Pine Lake Prep will look to defend their home field on Friday against Corvian Community at 7:00 p.m. Corvian Community knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully Pine Lake Prep likes a good challenge. As for Carver, they will head out to face off against Mountain Island Charter at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain Island Charter is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
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