Charlotte Christian is 9-1 against Charlotte Country Day School since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Charlotte Christian Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Charlotte Country Day School Buccaneers at 7:00 p.m. Charlotte Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.4 points per game this season.
Last Friday, Charlotte Christian humbled Charlotte Latin with a 44-7 victory. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five contests by 21 points or more so far this season.
Owen Farrell and Jamal Rule were among the main playmakers for Charlotte Christian as the former rushed for 173 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries and the latter gained 177 total yards and three touchdowns. Farrell really tore up the turf during one magnificent 90-yard run.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Charlotte Christian's defense and their nine sacks. Griffin Shaw led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Meanwhile, Charlotte Country Day School fell victim to Metrolina Christian Academy and their airtight defense on Friday. They came up short against the Warriors, falling 21-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, the Buccaneers haven't been shut out since back in September.
Charlotte Christian's win bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Charlotte Country Day School, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season.
Everything went Charlotte Christian's way against Charlotte Country Day School in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Charlotte Christian made off with a 41-21 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Charlotte Country Day School's Khalel Wright, who rushed for 64 yards and three touchdowns, and also threw for 105 yards on seven of 12 attempts. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Charlotte Christian still be able to contain Wright? There's only one way to find out.
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