The Cox Mill Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Hickory Red Tornadoes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cox Mill, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Hickory's (thus far) undefeated season.
Cox Mill's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against West Charlotte on Friday. They were outmatched by the Lions at home and fell 41-0. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 147th, while the Lions are ranked 38th).
Cox Mill wouldn't let West Charlotte keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Cox Mill can thank Caleb Dorsett and Dominic Schwind for forcing both of them. Cox Mill got some further help from Jacob Moore: he made 15 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Hickory never let their opponents score last Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 34-0 win over Newton-Conover.
Hickory got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ellis Chappell out in front who picked up 72 receiving yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards Chappell has posted since back in November of 2023. Isaiah Lackey was in the mix as well, providing Hickory with two touchdowns.
Cox Mill's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Hickory, they pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season.
Cox Mill suffered a grim 35-15 defeat to Hickory in their previous matchup back in September 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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