Game Highlights: Charlotte 10, East Carolina 7 Football (October 21, 2023)

[Music] welcome to dowy fckin Stadium with the East Carolina Pirates welcome in the Charlotte 49ers for their first ever meeting on the grid iron both teams looking to get back on track after a tough start to their respective Seasons L went three and out on their first possession Blitz Jones scanning drills it and it's complete Jay Iris Mack in the hole picks up the first down they missed him sorely last week against Navy Charlotte was shut out for the first time since 2017 Jones will keep it on the ground late pitch to bird tight roping the sideline and he's ushered Out of Bounds at the five Charlotte knocking on the door first and goal for Charlotte kicker Jake Larson and he puts it through the 49ers are on the board first pass interference call first down Edmonds looking for a cut back able to squirt through one and a half back there on First and 10 Jones hums it into coverage it's picked Julius wood weaving through the defense still on his feet keeping his balance and they thump him at the 25 yd line line and field goal attempt here that's a big win for the Charlotte defense Conrad's kick he shaked it off the upright he missed it the 24 yd Chip Shot is no good Jones skill set on First and 10 Jones cuts it up inside has a bit of a crease to pick up a first down and he carries the linebacker out across the 40 to the 41 yd line ra dor defense has done a really good job on fourth down right they're holding teams to 14% conversion rate that's a nice play Thomas fighting for the End Zone they'll Mark him down inside the one accurate ball to Dwayne Thomas for a big play Jones following blockers and he's in for a Charlotte touchdown to put this ball in the air or run it and potentially go for it on four on the RPO they hit the tight end Kennan kennan's got the first down they dump it underneath and Kennon able to rumble ahead Jeremy Lewis eventually tackles him quarter down by two scores out near Midfield on Fourth and three with the win behind shorter kick it's mofed East Carolina has it at the 10 the punt pays off [Applause] Flynn to pass looking for the endzone up high and it is caught for a touchdown the tight end Shane Calhoun Jones rainbows over the middle he's got a tight end wide open wrestled down inside the 20 they probably need to gain another 30 yards to feel real comfortable Flynn on the wheel route soel did he hang on yes he did and a flag comes out two for four from 40 to 49 this season for the tie it's no [Applause] [Music] good Charlotte moves to two and five a lowc scoring slugfest they win it 10 to7 here in Greenville North Carolina