Football Preview: Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars vs. Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers
The Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars will challenge the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] was beaten by Charlotte Christian 48-7. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They and High Point Christian Academy were almost perfectly matched up, but Charlotte Country Day School suffered a 22-21 defeat.
Despite the loss, Charlotte Country Day School got top-tier performance from Sam Jacobson, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Khalel Wright, who rushed for 118 yards on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Charlotte Country Day School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Charlotte Country Day School's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Crandall Wilkins and Mac Summerville. Summerville also snagged an interception, which is notable because Charlotte Country Day School is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] lost to Charlotte Country Day School at home by a decisive 45-31 margin in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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