The Chatham Central Bears will square off against the South Davidson Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Chatham Central has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight losses, while South Davidson will come in with eight straight victories.
Chatham Central played against South Stokes on Friday and lost via forfeit.
On Friday, South Davidson was fully in charge, breezing past North Stokes 43-13. Considering the Wildcats have won seven matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Chatham Central better focus on containing Gage Underwood and George Nilsen IV as the pair were huge in South Davidson's win. Underwood rushed for 100 yards and one touchdown on only ten carries, while Nilsen IV rushed for 119 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries. The dominant performance also gave Underwood a new career-high in passing yards (75). Myles Scercy was another key player, rushing for 118 yards and one TD on only ten carries.
South Davidson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 432 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards every time they've taken the field this season.
South Davidson's win bumped their record up to 8-0. As for Chatham Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Chatham Central came out on top in a nail-biter against South Davidson in their previous meeting back in August of 2024, sneaking past 16-14. Do the Bears have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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