Football Recap: Reidsville Rams vs. West Craven Eagles
Rams
| 12/04/25 vs West Craven | 23-21 |
| 11/28/25 vs Central Davidson | 53-20 |
| 11/21/25 vs Eastern Wayne | 41-24 |
| 11/14/25 vs Red Springs | 44-0 |
| 10/31/25 vs McMichael | 69-12 |
| + 6 more games |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Reidsville had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the West Craven Eagles 23-21. The victory was nothing new for the Rams as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Michael Smith was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 113 yards and two scores. Those two rushing touchdowns gave him a new career-high. Frankie Galloway did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 83 receiving yards.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Reidsville proved: they limited West Craven to a paltry 3.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Kendre Harrison for the heroic effort on defense: he. Reidsville's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.8.
Reidsville's defense didn't let DJ Davis, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Kadence Pruitt was especially locked on to West Craven's QB and sacked him twice. Pruitt is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in each of the last four games he's played.
When it comes to explaining why West Craven lost, don't look at Davis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 69 yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also threw for 58 yards and one TD.
Reidsville's win bumped their record up to 12-2. As for West Craven, with the defeat, they broke their ten-game winning streak and moved their record to 12-2.
Coming up, Reidsville will head out to square off against Brevard at 11:00 a.m. on the 13th. West Craven does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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