Concord and Northwest Cabarrus are an even 5-5 against one another since November of 2014, but not for long. The Concord Spiders will take on the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Concord's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against South Rowan on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 17-0 to the Raiders. The Spiders' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Northwest Cabarrus had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Cougars 42-7 on the road. Considering the Trojans have won four games by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jarlon Drye was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 13 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 100 rushing yards dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Hudson Irwin, who threw for 129 yards and three touchdowns while completing 76.9% of his passes.
Concord's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Concord took a serious blow against Northwest Cabarrus in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 43-7. Will Concord have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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