Football Preview: Davie War Eagles vs. Mount Tabor Spartans
The Davie War Eagles will take on the Mount Tabor Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Davie lost to Reagan at home by a 31-14 margin. While losing is never fun, the War Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Raiders are ranked 22nd).
Davie's loss 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.
Meanwhile, Mount Tabor entered their matchup against East Forsyth on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Mount Tabor fell 35-28 to East Forsyth. The Spartans have struggled against the Eagles recently, as their game on Friday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat 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. That's the most rushing yards Thompson has posted since back in November of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Davie and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Mount Tabor, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-2 record.
Davie might still be hurting after the 48-26 defeat they got from Mount Tabor in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Davie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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