Football Preview: Providence Day Chargers vs. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles
Two dominant signal callers in Zaid Lott and Gavin Owens are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Providence Day Chargers will head out to challenge the Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Providence Day is looking to tack on another W to their eight-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Providence Day is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Charlotte Christian, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Providence Day was ranked eighth). Providence Day strolled past Charlotte Christian with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 28-14. The Chargers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Ian Cline, who rushed for 275 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picked up 39 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jaylen Himes was in the mix as well, providing Providence Day with two touchdowns.
Providence Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 241.
Providence Day didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cairo Skanes. He is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Quintin McCray was another major factor on D, making 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, while Rabun Gap-Nacoochee put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Anderson C. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee breezed by Anderson C at home to the tune of 56-0. Considering the Eagles have won three games by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Providence Day's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Providence Day beat Rabun Gap-Nacoochee 34-27 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's Trey Horne, who rushed for 126 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Providence Day to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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