West Charlotte hasn't had much luck against Hough recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The West Charlotte Lions will welcome the Hough Huskies at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
West Charlotte is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Hopewell, posting a 47-0 victory at home. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 16th, while the Titans are ranked 158th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jamouri Nichols was his usual excellent self, throwing for 250 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 76 yards and two touchdowns. He was no stranger to the big play, taking off on a dash that went for 67 yards. Donte Nicholson was Nichols' top target, picking up 110 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Hough came tearing into Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 47.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Hawks 44-0 at home. The match was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Huskies had established a 31 point advantage.
Hough had a senior duo take command as Jycen Anciso gained 128 total yards and two touchdowns and Ralph (Trey) Blakeney threw for 210 yards and a touchdown on only 17 passes.
The win made it two in a row for West Charlotte and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Hough, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1.
West Charlotte ended up a good deal behind Hough when the teams last played back in October of 2023, losing 23-7. Thankfully for West Charlotte, Jeremiah Jones (who rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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