Football Preview: Mount Tabor Spartans vs. Davie War Eagles
The Mount Tabor Spartans will head out to take on the Davie War Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Tabor is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.4 points per game this season.
Mount Tabor is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Carolina's top teams: East Forsyth, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Mount Tabor was ranked 12th). Mount Tabor fell 35-28 to East Forsyth on Friday. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Loss or not, Mount Tabor got some senior leadership from Zion Thompson and Khamari Shell. Thompson rushed for 140 yards on only 13 carries, while Shell rushed for 67 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Those 140 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Thompson.
Meanwhile, Davie ended up a good deal behind Reagan on Friday and lost 31-14. The War Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Davie's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Ethan Driver, who picked up 43 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Draeton Nance, who threw for 143 yards and two touchdowns.
The loss snapped Mount Tabor's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record. As for Davie, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Friday's match might be decided in the trenches. Mount Tabor has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 210.2 rushing yards per game. It's a different story for Davie, though, as they've been averaging only 75.8. How will they fare against such a dominant running game?
Everything went Mount Tabor's way against Davie when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Mount Tabor made off with a 48-26 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Davie's Ty Miller, who threw for 237 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mount Tabor to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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