The Charlotte Christian Knights will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Independence Patriots at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Charlotte Christian is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Cox Mill. Charlotte Christian claimed a resounding 49-7 win over Cox Mill on the road. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 42-0.
Owen Farrell and Jamal Rule were among the main playmakers for Charlotte Christian as the former threw for 202 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes and the latter rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Independence's strategy against Hickory Ridge on Saturday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Independence blew Hickory Ridge out of the water with a 45-6 final score. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Ragin' Bulls are ranked 163rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jayden Jones and Justin Little were among the main playmakers for Independence as the former rushed for 102 yards and two touchdowns on only five carries and the latter threw for 214 yards and three touchdowns while completing 91.7% of his passes. Sadat Grant also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
Another reason for the win was Independence's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Josh Butler and his two. His also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, picking up two sacks and making two total tackles (2.0 for loss).
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