Football Recap: Dudley Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

12/06/24 vs West Charlotte	13-39
11/29/24 @ Robinson	20-7
11/22/24 vs A.C. Reynolds	42-0
11/15/24 vs Asheboro	55-0
11/01/24 vs Eastern Guilford	21-2

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Dudley can now relate to. They lost 39-13 to the West Charlotte Lions on Friday. The Panthers' loss signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.

Although Dudley took the loss, they still got scores from CJ Neely and Rayshawn Wilson.

Even if they lost, Dudley's defensive line still kept up the pressure with five sacks. Leading the way was Jalile Elliott with two. He has been hot, having also posted six or more total tackles the last five times he's played. Jordyn Ratliff was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making nine total tackles (4.0 for loss).

West Charlotte was led to victory by Jamouri Nichols and Emory McClain JR. Nichols threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 82.4% of his passes, while McClain JR rushed for 74 yards and one touchdown on only eight carries. The dominant performance gave McClain JR a new career-high in rushing yards.

Having lost for the first time this season, Dudley fell to 13-1. As for West Charlotte, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-2.

Dudley does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Charlotte, they will face off against Hickory at 7:00 p.m. on December 13th. Hickory knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past 14 matches -- so hopefully West Charlotte likes a good challenge.