Football Preview: Charleston Tigers vs. Melbourne Bearkatz
The Charleston Tigers will square off against the Melbourne Bearkatz at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charleston knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten matchups -- so hopefully Melbourne likes a good challenge.
Charleston took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They breezed by Greenland to the tune of 44-13. Considering the Tigers have won six games by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Melbourne had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took down the Yellowjackets 31-14.
Melbourne has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 36.8 points per game. As for Charleston, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Charleston came up short against Melbourne in their previous matchup back in August of 2019, falling 28-24. Thankfully for Charleston, Gabe Lawrence (who threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.9 yards per attempt) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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