Two dominant signal callers in Jamouri Nichols and Caden Ingle are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The West Charlotte Lions will challenge the Erwin Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with West Charlotte sitting on five straight wins and Erwin on nine.
West Charlotte is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed by West Rowan to the tune of 60-3. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 26 points or more this season.
West Charlotte's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Donte Nicholson, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Nicholson a new career-high in rushing yards. Aidan Turner was in the mix as well, providing West Charlotte with two touchdowns.
West Charlotte was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Charlotte 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 KD Cotton. Michael Griffin Jr. was another major factor on D, picking up a sack and making 11 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Erwin got the win against Smoky Mountain on Friday by a conclusive 35-14. Considering the Warriors have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Erwin got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ingle out in front who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes, and also punched in two rushing scores. Another receiver making a difference was Lawson Reynolds, who picked up 71 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Erwin's defense and their four sacks. Jackson Davis was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two himself. Erwin got some further help from Jayden Holder: he made 12 total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Erwin's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.4 points per game. As for West Charlotte, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
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