The South Mecklenburg Sabres will welcome the Providence Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Mecklenburg will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 43) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Myers Park 21-18.
Meanwhile, Providence entered their tilt with East Mecklenburg on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 60-14 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by 30 points or more this season.
Providence's victory bumped their record up to 4-5. As for South Mecklenburg, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
South Mecklenburg took a serious blow against Providence in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, falling 46-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Providence's Jackson Debe, who threw for 260 yards and four touchdowns, and also rushed for 47 yards and two touchdowns. Now that South Mecklenburg 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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