Keller hasn't had much luck against Southlake Carroll recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Keller Indians will be playing at home against the Southlake Carroll Dragons at 7:00 p.m. Keller's defense has only allowed 16.6 points per game this season, so Southlake Carroll's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Keller is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Keller Central on Friday. Keller managed a 14-8 victory over Keller Central. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 171st, while the Chargers are ranked 390th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Keller to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brock Burkett, who rushed for 67 yards and a touchdown on only five carries, and also threw for 56 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Burkett a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyle Owens handled things on the ground, rushing for 122 yards.
Meanwhile, Southlake Carroll put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Timber Creek 44-7 at home. The result was nothing new for the Dragons, who have now won three contests by 24 points or more so far this season.
Southlake Carroll's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Brock Boyd, who picked up 213 receiving yards and two touchdowns. With that strong performance, Boyd is now averaging an impressive 109.2 receiving yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Riley Wormley, who rushed for 73 yards and three touchdowns on only eight carries.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Southlake Carroll's defense and their six sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Jack Vandorselaer and Austin Davidge, who racked up four sacks between them. Davidge also set a new season high mark in total tackles with nine.
Keller's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-2. As for Southlake Carroll, their victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Keller took a serious blow against Southlake Carroll when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 56-10. Thankfully for Keller, Graham Knowles (who threw for 256 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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