Football Preview: Ravenscroft Ravens vs. Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars
The Ravenscroft Ravens will head out to face off against the Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Ravenscroft will head into Friday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 32-point loss in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Green Hope on Friday. Ravenscroft skirted past Green Hope 22-20.
The critical scores for Ravenscroft came from Brandon Williams and Jacob Gilbert.
Ravenscroft didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Gilbert and Brock Hoggard.
Meanwhile, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They snuck past Christ the King with a 17-12 victory on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Crusaders are ranked 294th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Ravenscroft back to even at 1-1. As for Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy], the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Ravenscroft might still be hurting after the 31-10 defeat they got from Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Ravenscroft, Tyler Green (who threw for 393 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 33 yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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