Football Preview: Cox Mill Chargers vs. Lake Norman Wildcats
The Cox Mill Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Lake Norman Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cox Mill will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Cox Mill came up short against A.L. Brown and fell 21-14.
Meanwhile, Lake Norman took their match on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 42-14 victory over Hickory Ridge. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Ragin' Bulls are ranked 214th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lake Norman got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Mozes Morris out in front who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. The dominant performance gave Morris a new career-high in rushing yards. Kyle Mosley was in the mix too, providing Lake Norman with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lake Norman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 157 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Lake Norman's defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Teagun Schenck with two. Lake Norman got some further help from Memphys Barb: he picked up a sack and made 12 total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Cox Mill's loss dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Lake Norman, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Cox Mill, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 27-10 loss to Lake Norman when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Cox Mill avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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