Football Recap: West Davidson Dragons vs. North Rowan Cavaliers
West Davidson entered their contest against North Rowan on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The West Davidson Dragons came up short against the North Rowan Cavaliers, falling 34-9. The loss continues a trend for the Dragons in their matchups with the Cavaliers: they've now lost seven in a row.
West Davidson wouldn't let North Rowan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. West Davidson can thank Killian Burr and Hayden Perryman for forcing both of them.
Jeremiah Alford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Rowan, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 113 yards on nine of 15 attempts. The dominant performance gave Alford a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Emari Russell.
West Davidson's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for North Rowan, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Davidson will head out to take on South Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Davidson is coming into the matchup with four straight losses at home, meaning West Davidson will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for North Rowan, they will venture away from home to face off against Lexington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Rowan is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 39 points per game this season.
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