The Hibriten Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the West Charlotte Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hibriten will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings (they are ranked 129th, while West Charlotte is ranked 23rd).
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Hibriten walked away with it. They won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Tuscola 41-40. Winning may never get old, but Hibriten sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They put the hurt on Northeast Guilford with a sharp 21-0 victory. The victory was just what West Charlotte needed coming off of a 34-8 defeat in their prior matchup.
Their wins bumped Hibriten to 6-5 and West Charlotte to 8-3.
Hibriten was taken down by West Charlotte 56-7 in their previous matchup back in November of 2022. Can Hibriten avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
