Two dominant signal callers in Javarion Brown and Jamouri Nichols are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Huss Huskies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the West Charlotte Lions at 7:00 p.m. Huss is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.7 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Huss ended up a good deal behind South Point and lost 36-22. The Huskies gained 73 more yards on the day, but it was the Red Raiders that made the best use of them.
Huss might have lost, but man, Brown was a machine: he rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, and also threw for 154 yards and a touchdown. Brown got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 80 yards. 114 of Brown's passing yards were hauled in by Jakelan Littlejohn, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Even though they lost, Huss was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte waltzed into their match last Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 51-0 win over the Vikings. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 26 points or more this season.
West Charlotte's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nichols, who threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 30 yards. Aidan Turner was another key player, rushing for 70 yards and three touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to West Charlotte's defense and their five sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Sincere Gray and Landon Cox-Arrington, who racked up four sacks between them. Gray has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
West Charlotte has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-2 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 41.5 points per game. As for Huss, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Huss has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 168.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like West Charlotte struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.7. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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