East Mecklenburg is 0-3 against Charlotte Catholic since October of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The East Mecklenburg Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Charlotte Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
East Mecklenburg's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Independence on Friday. They had to suffer through a 62-0 loss at the hands of the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 271st, while the Patriots are ranked 18th).
Meanwhile, Charlotte Catholic entered their tilt with Butler on Friday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 34-14 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won three matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Jake Anderson and Jayden Williams. Anderson had a great game and gained 128 total yards and three touchdowns. Meanwhile, Williams was balling out in the loss, picking up 73 receiving yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 65 yards and a touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for East Mecklenburg and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Charlotte Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.
East Mecklenburg was taken down by Charlotte Catholic 42-0 in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Will East Mecklenburg have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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