North Rowan is 8-1 against Lexington since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The North Rowan Cavaliers will face off against the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. North Rowan is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Friday, everything went North Rowan's way against West Davidson as North Rowan made off with a 34-9 victory. The Cavaliers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 25 points or more this season.
Jeremiah Alford continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 100 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also throwing for 113 yards on nine of 15 attempts. Those 100 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. A healthy portion of that aerial production (95 yards to be exact) went to Emari Russell.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, North Rowan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 303 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lexington faced off against Salisbury. in a bug-themed battle on Friday. Lexington came up short against Salisbury, falling 37-16. The Yellowjackets have struggled against the Hornets recently, as their game on Friday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
North Rowan pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Lexington, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
North Rowan was able to grind out a solid victory over Lexington in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 21-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Rowan since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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