The Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars will square off against the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] took a blow against Charlotte Christian, falling 48-7. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to High Point Christian Academy.
Despite the loss, Charlotte Country Day School had strong showings from Sam Jacobson, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns, and Khalel Wright, who rushed for 118 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Wright a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Country Day School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] ended up a good deal behind Charlotte Country Day School in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, losing 45-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] 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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