The Norland Vikings will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Carol City Chiefs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Norland is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Miramar. Norland blew past Miramar 27-0 on the road on Friday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Patriots are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Carol City won against Jackson last Saturday with 28 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Carol City came out on top against Hialeah by a score of 28-16. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chiefs.
Carol City got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Santiago Villaman out in front who picked up 135 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Villaman was no stranger to the big play, connecting with a big catch that went for 54 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Randy Phillips, who threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.2 yards per attempt.
Carol City wouldn't let Hialeah keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force six fumbles. Daishaun Dorsett led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Another thorn in Hialeah's side was Brandon Thomas, who picked up 3.5 sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Carol City was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 486 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since was before the start of last season.
Everything came up roses for Norland against Carol City in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 66-0 victory. Will Norland repeat their success, or does Carol City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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