North Mecklenburg is 2-8 against Chambers since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The North Mecklenburg Vikings will head out to face off against the Chambers Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Mecklenburg is headed out in good spirits considering the team just ended their winless streak on the road against West Mecklenburg on Thursday. North Mecklenburg secured a 19-14 W over West Mecklenburg.
North Mecklenburg wouldn't let West Mecklenburg keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. North Mecklenburg can thank Xyaire Brown and Jaden George for forcing both of them. George also made four total tackles, which is notable because North Mecklenburg is 2-1 when he posts at least four total tackles, but 1-3 otherwise.
Meanwhile, Chambers beat Hopewell 27-14 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cougars.
Zierre Brooks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 201 yards while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. He showed off some serious burst, turning on the afterburners on one carry for 67 yards. Backing up that air attack was Malik Dalton, who rushed for 86 yards and a rushing touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Chambers was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 454 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
North Mecklenburg's record now sits at 3-4. As for Chambers, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
North Mecklenburg was taken down by Chambers 49-0 when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Mecklenburg, Tre Robinson (who threw for 344 yards and four touchdowns while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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