The Davidson Warriors will venture away from home to take on the Daphne Trojans at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Davidson is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Davidson was beaten by McGill-Toolen 42-13. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 42nd).
Davidson's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Edward Harrison, who rushed for 140 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries, and Terrance Gray, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. Harrison really tore up the turf during one magnificent 74-yard run.
Even though they lost, Davidson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 314 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 169 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Daphne ended up a good deal behind Spanish Fort on Friday and lost 21-7. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Toros recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Davidson's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Daphne, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.
Davidson took a serious blow against Daphne in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 56-14. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Davidson was down 35-14.
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