Football Preview: Charlotte Christian Knights vs. Providence Day Chargers
The Charlotte Christian Knights will take on the Providence Day Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Charlotte Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 49-6 win over Metrolina Christian Academy. That 43 point margin sets a new team best for the Knights this season.
Charlotte Christian can attribute much of their success to Jamal Rule, who rushed for 144 yards and three touchdowns on only nine carries, and Owen Farrell, who rushed for 79 yards and a touchdown. Farrell's longest rush was for an impressive 65 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Meanwhile, Providence Day took their match on Friday with ease, bagging a 54-7 victory over Charlotte Country Day School. Given the Chargers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Buccaneers are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win was the third in a row for Charlotte Christian, bringing their record for this year to 7-3. As for Providence Day, they pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Charlotte Christian ended up a good deal behind Providence Day when the teams last played back in October, losing 28-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Providence Day's Ian Cline, who rushed for 275 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. Now that Charlotte Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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