Football Preview: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles vs. Charlotte Christian Knights
The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will face off against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Hun, who was ranked first at the time (Rabun Gap-Nacoochee was ranked first). Rabun Gap-Nacoochee fell to Hun 37-31. That makes it the first time this season the Eagles have let down their home crowd.
Despite the loss, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee got top-tier performance from Gavin Owens, who threw for 351 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Buckhalter, who picked up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian humbled Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] with a 48-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won three matchups by 32 points or more so far this season.
Charlotte Christian had a senior duo take command as Owen Farrell threw for 64 yards and two touchdowns and Brandon Hettwer picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hettwer showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 54 yards.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Charlotte Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee strolled past Charlotte Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-13. Will Rabun Gap-Nacoochee repeat their success, or does Charlotte Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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