It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Charlotte Christian can now relate to. They took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Providence Day Chargers on Friday. The Knights haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Despite the loss, Charlotte Christian still got an impressive performance from Jamal Rule, who rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry. Rule's longest rush was for an incredible 73 yards.
Even though they lost, Charlotte Christian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 229 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups.
Even if they lost, Charlotte Christian's defense still kept up the pressure with 4.5 sacks. Leading the way was Ryder Kilgannon with two.
Zaid Lott continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Providence Day, throwing for 272 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.4% of his passes, and also rushing for 66 yards and a touchdown. 117 of Lott's passing yards were hauled in by Gordon Sellars, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Charlotte Christian moved to 7-4 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Providence Day, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Charlotte Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Providence Day, they will challenge Rabun Gap-Nacoochee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Providence Day likes a good challenge.
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