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. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
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.
Despite the defeat, Charlotte Country Day School got top-tier performance from Sam Jacobson, who rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Khalel Wright, who rushed 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. Wilkins also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Cannon [Cannon/Concord Academy] took a blow against Charlotte Christian on Friday, falling 48-7. 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 team 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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