Football Preview: Davidson Warriors vs. McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets
Davidson is 1-6 against McGill-Toolen since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Davidson Warriors will square off against the McGill-Toolen Yellowjackets at 12:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Davidson is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Friday. They fell to Bryant 25-19.
Despite the loss, Davidson got top-tier performance from Terrance Gray, who rushed for 265 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Gray a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Edward Harrison, who rushed for 105 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Davidson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 370 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved they're rushing yard total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, McGill-Toolen came up short against Saraland on Friday, falling 34-12. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Spartans are ranked second).
Davidson's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for McGill-Toolen, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-3.
Davidson might still be hurting after the 37-12 loss they got from McGill-Toolen when the teams last played back in September of 2019. Can Davidson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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