Lions
| 12/06/24 @ Dudley | 39-13 |
| 11/29/24 @ Erwin | 58-0 |
| 11/22/24 vs West Rowan | 60-3 |
| 11/15/24 vs Huss | 47-0 |
| 11/01/24 @ North Mecklenburg | 51-0 |
West Charlotte had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Dudley Panthers with a sharp 39-13 victory on Friday. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by 26 points or more this season.
Leading West Charlotte to victory were Jamouri Nichols and Emory McClain JR. Nichols threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, while McClain JR rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance also gave Nichols a new career-high in passer rating (162).
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Charlotte's defense and their 11 sacks. Kaden Smith led the group effort, picking up three of those sacks all by himself. He has been hot recently, having also posted six or more total tackles the last three times he's played. West Charlotte got some further help from Michael Griffin Jr.: he picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made eight total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Although Dudley took the loss, they still got scores from CJ Neely and Rayshawn Wilson.
West Charlotte pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.5 points per game. As for Dudley, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-1.
West Charlotte is taking a road trip to square off against Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on December 13th. Hickory will roll in looking for their 15th straight victory, something West Charlotte surely won't give up without a fight. Dudley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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