The Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars will take on the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Friday.
Last Friday, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Charlotte Christian. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to High Point Christian Academy.
Despite the loss, Charlotte Country Day School got top-tier performance from Sam Jacobson, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Khalel Wright was another key player, rushing for 118 yards on only ten carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Charlotte Country Day School was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Charlotte Country Day School's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Crandall Wilkins and Mac Summerville. Summerville also snagged an interception, which is notable because Charlotte Country Day School is 2-1 when he posts at least one interception, but 1-2 otherwise.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Charlotte Country Day School, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] ended up a good deal behind Charlotte Country Day School when the teams last played back in September of 2023, losing 45-31. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wright, who rushed for 94 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 163 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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