T.W. Andrews entered their contest against North Rowan on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The T.W. Andrews Red Raiders took a hard 55-36 fall against the North Rowan Cavaliers. The loss was the Red Raiders' first of the season.
When it comes to explaining why T.W. Andrews lost, don't look at Darion Avery. Despite the final result, he rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Another rusher making a difference was Brandon Sturdivant, who rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: T.W. Andrews was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
T.W. Andrews wouldn't let North Rowan keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. T.W. Andrews can thank Chandler Issac and Sturdivant for forcing all of them. The dominant performance gave Sturdivant a new career-high in rushing yards.
Jeremiah Alford was his usual excellent self, throwing for 350 yards and four touchdowns on only 17 passes for North Rowan. Emari Russell was Alford's top target, picking up 146 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, T.W. Andrews fell to 3-1. As for North Rowan, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. T.W. Andrews will head out to face off against West Stokes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully T.W. Andrews focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday. As for North Rowan, they will face off against South Davidson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Rowan is facing South Davidson at the right time seeing as South Davidson is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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