After each having a week off, the North Central Knights and the Cheraw Braves will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Central's defense has only allowed 14.7 points per game this season, so Cheraw's offense will have their work cut out for them.
North Central proved they can win big back in September (they won by 42) and last Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They slipped by Chesterfield 8-7. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Golden Rams: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Cheraw was not able to break out of their rough patch last Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 41-17 to Andrew Jackson. The last quarter was a mere formality, since the game's final score was reached by the end of the third quarter.
North Central will need to focus on slowing down Justyn Joint, one of several Cheraw players who made an impact when they last played. He rushed for 109 yards on only 12 carries.
Cheraw now has a losing record of 3-4. As for North Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-1.
North Central was dealt a bruising 28-0 defeat at the hands of Cheraw in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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