Football Game Preview: Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars vs. Charlotte Latin Hawks

The Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars will venture away from home to challenge the Charlotte Latin Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte Latin took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy], who comes in off a win.

Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy]'s defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Christ School 35-0. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Cougars had established a 28-point advantage.

On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy]'s defense and their three sacks. The team can thank three different players for their defensive prowess: Jackson Laws, Quincy Booker, and Fedel Smith, who each picked up one sack apiece. Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] got some further help from Laws: he picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).

Meanwhile, Charlotte Latin entered their matchup against Charlotte Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The contest between the Hawks and the Knights didn't end well, with the Hawks falling 38-24.

Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] will have to contain Troy Logan as he made an impact in Charlotte Latin's last game. He threw for 230 yards and a pair of touchdowns. A healthy portion of that aerial production (101 yards to be exact) went to Dylan Muligan.

The defeat was their first at home , dropping their record down to 7-3. As for Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy], their record is now 6-4.

Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] suffered a grim 38-17 defeat to Charlotte Latin when the teams last played back in October. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Hawks' De'Jon Douglas, who rushed for 133 yards and three TDs. Now that the Cougars know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.