Two dominant signal callers in Gavin Owens and Zaid Lott are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Rabun Gap-Nacoochee Eagles will be playing at home against the Providence Day Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Rabun Gap-Nacoochee comes in on three and Providence Day on five.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 56-0 win over Anderson C at home. The match marked the Eagles' most dominant victory of the season.
Meanwhile, Providence Day faced Charlotte Christian in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Providence Day strolled past Charlotte Christian with points to spare, taking the game 28-14. The Chargers pushed the score to 28-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Knights cut but never quite recovered from.
Ian Cline was his usual excellent self, rushing for 275 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.5 yards per carry, and also picking up 39 receiving yards. Those 275 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Jaylen Himes was another key player, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Providence Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 317 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 241.
Providence Day didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Cairo Skanes. He is also on a roll when it comes to interceptions, as he's now snagged at least one in the last four games he's played dating back to last season. Another thorn in Charlotte Christian's side was Quintin McCray, who made 13 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Providence Day, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Rabun Gap-Nacoochee came up short against Providence Day in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 34-27. Thankfully for Rabun Gap-Nacoochee, Jordan Shipp (who picked up 108 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 15 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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