The Cox Mill Chargers will hit the road for the first time this season to face off against the Kings Mountain Mountaineers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cox Mill is leaving town to face Kings Mountain after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Cox Mill was outmatched by Charlotte Christian at home and fell 49-7. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Knights are ranked 20th).
Kings Mountain kicked off their season on the road on Friday and hit a couple of potholes. They received a blow as they fell 32-16 to Shelby.
Kings Mountain's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of William Vaughn, who picked up 92 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and TJ Armstrong, who threw for 133 yards and two touchdowns.
Kings Mountain didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Gash and Jahmere Canady. Kings Mountain got some further help from Eli Lipscomb: he made 14 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Cox Mill suffered a grim 37-13 defeat to Kings Mountain when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Cox Mill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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