East Davidson is 8-2 against West Davidson since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The East Davidson Golden Eagles will challenge the West Davidson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. East Davidson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
East Davidson is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Thomasville on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Davidson was outmatched by Thomasville at home and fell 35-7.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Davidson). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 49-6 win over South Davidson. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-6.
Aaron Journigan was a one-man wrecking crew for West Davidson as he rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Journigan a new career-high in rushing yards. Keegan McCready was in the mix as well, providing West Davidson with a touchdown.
West Davidson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 264 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
West Davidson wouldn't let South Davidson keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Ethan McCloskey was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
East Davidson's loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for West Davidson, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-4.
Everything came up roses for East Davidson against West Davidson when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 35-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Davidson 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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