The Concord Spiders are taking a road trip to square off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Concord gave up the first points on Friday, but they didn't give up any more after. They walked away with a 20-7 victory over Carson. The score was all tied up 7-7 at the break, but the Spiders were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus entered their tilt with Salisbury on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They claimed a resounding 44-14 win over the Hornets. The Trojans pushed the score to 37-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Hornets had little chance of recovering from.
Concord better focus on containing Titus Troy and Hudson Irwin as the pair were huge in Northwest Cabarrus' win. Troy rushed for 139 yards and one touchdown on only 14 carries, while Irwin threw for 189 yards and three TDs on only 17 passes. Troy's longest rush was for an impressive 57 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
Northwest Cabarrus' run defense was locked in: Salisbury could only muster 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Terren Miranda for the heroic effort on defense: he. Northwest Cabarrus didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.6.
Northwest Cabarrus' defense didn't let Isaiah Foxx, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for six sacks. Salisbury's QB won't forget Josiah Mitchell anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Another thorn in the Hornets' side was Zack Riddle, who picked up a sack, forced one fumble, and made ten total tackles.
Northwest Cabarrus' record is now 6-1. As for Concord, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Concord might still be hurting after the 28-7 loss they got from Northwest Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Spiders were down 21-0.
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