The Charlotte Christian Knights will take on the Charlotte Latin Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.2 points per game this season.
Charlotte Christian is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: Providence Day, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Charlotte Christian was ranked 20th). Charlotte Christian took a 28-14 bruising from Providence Day on Thursday. The Knights have struggled against the Chargers recently, as their game on Thursday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Although Charlotte Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Vincent Rosen and Henry Hulbert.
Charlotte Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lj Porter and Ryder Kilgannon. Kilgannon also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Latin put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They had just enough and edged Charlotte Country Day School out 20-17.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Charlotte Latin to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carson Clutter, who rushed for 157 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Clutter a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Logan, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Charlotte Latin wouldn't let Charlotte Country Day School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Charlotte Latin can thank Gavin Provencher and Will Morton for forcing both of them.
Charlotte Christian's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Charlotte Latin, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
We should be in store for an exciting game as both have no problem gaining yardage. Charlotte Christian has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 371.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Charlotte Latin struggles in that department as they've been averaging 363.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Everything came up roses for Charlotte Christian against Charlotte Latin in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 43-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charlotte Christian since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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