Two dominant signal callers in Deandre Nance and Jamouri Nichols are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Seventy-First Falcons will take on the West Charlotte Lions in a holiday battle at at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Seventy-First sitting on 15 straight wins and West Charlotte on eight.
Seventy-First is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Jacksonville 43-7. Considering the Falcons have won 14 contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, West Charlotte faced Hickory in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. West Charlotte strolled past Hickory with points to spare, taking the game 36-20.
West Charlotte found their leader in sophomore Nichols, who threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and one touchdown. The dominant performance gave Nichols a new career-high in passing yards. Emory McClain JR was another key player, rushing for 103 yards and one touchdown.
Seventy-First's victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36 points. As for West Charlotte, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
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