Providence Day is 9-1 against Charlotte Country Day School since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Providence Day Chargers will look to defend their home field against the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Providence Day will be looking to keep their seven-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Friday, Providence Day was fully in charge, breezing past Charlotte Latin 52-7. The result was nothing new for the Chargers, who have now won five games by 45 points or more so far this season.
Zaid Lott was his usual excellent self, throwing for 240 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 81 yards on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jaylen Himes, who gained 153 total yards and two touchdowns.
Providence Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlotte Latin only rushed for 33.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 42-7 loss at the hands of Charlotte Christian. While losing is never fun, the Buccaneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Knights are ranked 19th).
The losing side was boosted by Khalel Wright, who rushed for 92 yards, and also threw for 119 yards and a touchdown while completing 81.3% of his passes. A healthy portion of that aerial production (93 yards to be exact) went to Braylon Clark.
Providence Day's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's matchup: Providence Day has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 409.6 total yards per game. It's a different story for Charlotte Country Day School, though, as they've been averaging only 244.3. Will Providence Day be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will Charlotte Country Day School flip the script?
Everything came up roses for Providence Day against Charlotte Country Day School in their previous meeting back in September, as the squad secured a 63-15 win. In that match, Providence Day amassed a halftime lead of 49-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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