The Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers are on the road again on Friday to play the Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] Cougars at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Things were looking good for Charlotte Country Day School after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 22-21 to High Point Christian Academy.
Charlotte Country Day School's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Sam Jacobson, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns, and Khalel Wright, who rushed for 118 yards on only ten carries. The dominant performance gave Wright a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, 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 managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] had to suffer through a 48-7 loss at the hands of Charlotte Christian. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 166th, while the Knights are ranked 21st).
Charlotte Country Day School's loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy], this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Charlotte Country Day School strolled past Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 45-31. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charlotte Country Day School since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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