After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Charlotte Country Day School, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 41-8 win over the North Wake S Saints. With the Cougars ahead 20-0 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Lucas Lopez had an outrageously good game as he threw for 303 yards and four touchdowns while completing 73.7% of his passes. Seth 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 other 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.
Despite the loss, North Wake S still got an impressive performance from Mark Wilson, who rushed for 44 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 35 receiving yards.
The victory snapped Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy]'s losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-4 record. As for North Wake S, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] will square off against Metrolina Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Metrolina Christian Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season. As for North Wake S, they will face off against Mount Zion Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. North Wake S is facing Mount Zion Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Mount Zion Christian Academy is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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