The South Davidson Wildcats will head out to face off against the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. South Davidson will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 55-13, which was the final score in South Davidson's tilt against North Rowan on Friday. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Meanwhile, Lexington never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to East Davidson for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 victory on the road. The matchup marked the Yellowjackets' most dominant win of the season so far.
Qwazir Craven was his usual excellent self, rushing for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Jaylen Henderson was another key player, throwing for 113 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Lexington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Naquel Wood and K'Brian Robinson. Robinson has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
South Davidson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lexington, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
South Davidson was taken down by Lexington 48-21 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Davidson was down 36-14.
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