Charlotte Latin has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. After each having a week off, they and the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Two weeks ago, Charlotte Latin took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 45-14 victory over Covenant Day. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Carson Clutter was his usual excellent self, rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Burke Denny made the highlight reel by snagging an interception and taking it all the way to the house.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Charlotte Latin was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Charlotte Latin didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Titus Ivory, Gavin Provencher, and Denny picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Charlotte Country Day School). Everything went their way against Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] last Friday as Charlotte Country Day School made off with a 37-16 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Buccaneers with their most commanding win of the season.
Sam Jacobson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 157 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 38 receiving yards and a touchdown. Charlotte Country Day School is undefeated when Jacobson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-3 otherwise. Khalel Wright was another key player, rushing for 60 yards.
Charlotte Country Day School's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB six times. The heavy lifting was done by Jacob Johnston and Mason Vigna, who racked up five sacks between them. Mac Summerville was another major factor on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions which he returned one-yard for a touchdown.
Charlotte Latin pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Charlotte Country Day School, the win snapped their losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-3 record.
Things could have been worse for Charlotte Latin, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-7 loss to Charlotte Country Day School in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 106 yards and a touchdown. Now that Charlotte Latin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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