The Charlotte Latin Hawks will face off against the Charlotte Christian Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Charlotte Latin is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Charlotte Latin will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big back in September (they won by 31) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlotte Country Day School , sneaking past 20-17.
Charlotte Latin's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Clutter, who rushed for 157 yards while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. Those 157 rushing yards gave Clutter a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Logan, who threw for 195 yards and two touchdowns.
Charlotte Latin wouldn't let Charlotte Country Day School keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Charlotte Latin can thank Gavin Provencher and Will Morton for forcing both of them.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Christian faced Providence Day in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Charlotte Christian took a hard 28-14 fall against Providence Day. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Although Charlotte Christian took the loss, they still got scores from Vincent Rosen and Henry Hulbert.
Charlotte Christian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Lj Porter and Ryder Kilgannon. Kilgannon also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 11.
Charlotte Latin pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Charlotte Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
We should be in store for an exciting game as the two teams have no problem gaining yardage. Charlotte Latin has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 363.8 total yards per game. However, it's not like Charlotte Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 371.8. With a pair of commanding offenses duking it out, the defenses are going to have their work cut out for them.
Charlotte Latin was dealt a bruising 43-0 defeat at the hands of Charlotte Christian in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Charlotte Latin have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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