Two dominant backs in Seth Henry Jr. and Jeremy Williams are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars will head out to challenge the Metrolina Christian Academy Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] finally turned things around against North Wake S on Friday. They claimed a resounding 41-8 win over the Saints at home. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 20-0.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] found their leader in underclassman Lucas Lopez, who threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Henry Jr. helped Lopez out on the ground, rushing for 62 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy]'s defense and their eight sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Ian Mackall and Jack Nelin, who racked up six sacks between them. Mackall also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Metrolina Christian Academy). They put the hurt on Mount Zion Christian Academy with a sharp 42-20 victory on Friday. The win almost wasn't to be: the Warriors were down 20-0 in the fourth quarter.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Metrolina Christian Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Williams, who rushed for 87 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries. Alex Germano was another key pass catcher, gaining 96 total yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Metrolina Christian Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 206 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 206 rushing yards in four consecutive contests.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy]'s victory bumped their record up to 3-4. As for Metrolina Christian Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, slipping by Metrolina Christian Academy 36-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] since the team 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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