Football Preview: Mt. Zion Braves vs. Charleston Trojans
Mt. Zion is 8-1 against Charleston since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mt. Zion Braves will challenge the Charleston Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Mt. Zion will head out to face Charleston after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Mt. Zion came up short against Mahomet-Seymour, falling 38-14. The Braves were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 31-0.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Keller Stocks and Lucas Dyer. Dyer had a great game and threw for 240 yards and two touchdowns while completing 73.3% of his passes. Meanwhile, Stocks was balling out in the loss, rushing for 77 yards, while also throwing for 114 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.9% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Charleston was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Mattoon by a score of 20-17. Despite 52 more yards than the Greenwave, the Trojans couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Despite the defeat, Charleston saw an underclassman step up: Treylin Couch rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Charleston wouldn't let Mattoon keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Charleston can thank Aidan Wayne and Ben Coffey for forcing both of them.
Mt. Zion's loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-3. As for Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 3-3.
Mt. Zion strolled past Charleston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a score of 28-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mt. Zion since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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