The North Sand Mountain Bison will take on the Pisgah Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Sand Mountain's defense has only allowed 7.8 points per game this season, so Pisgah's offense will have their work cut out for them.
On Friday, North Sand Mountain ended up a good deal behind Pleasant Valley and lost 42-27. The defensive woes were uncharacteristic for the Bison, who until this contest were averaging 7.75 points allowed.
North Sand Mountain might have lost, but man, Kade Davis was a machine: he rushed for 140 yards and three scores, and also picked up 38 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pisgah had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 48-6 win over the Bulldogs. With the Eagles ahead 42-0 at the half, the game was all but over already.
Pisgah found their leader in sophomore Cutter Mays, who rushed for 49 yards and a pair of TDs, and also threw for 65 yards and one touchdown.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Pisgah was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 202 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2024.
Pisgah's victory bumped their record up to 6-2. As for North Sand Mountain, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
North Sand Mountain took a serious blow against Pisgah in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, falling 54-7. Thankfully for the Bison, Luke Gilbert (who threw for 207 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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