North Davidson hasn't had much luck against Northwest Guilford recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The North Davidson Black Knights will challenge the Northwest Guilford Vikings at 7:00 p.m.
North Davidson is leaving town to face Northwest Guilford after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. North Davidson took a 20-12 hit to the loss column at the hands of Salisbury on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Hornets are ranked 41st).
Meanwhile, Northwest Guilford had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They enjoyed a cozy 33-16 victory over Williams on Friday.
McKinnley Vance went supernova for Northwest Guilford, rushing for 142 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Quincy Bell also helped out with an impressive 92 receiving yards.
Northwest Guilford didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Herb McNeal and Elijah Owens. Northwest Guilford got some further help from Austin Jackson: he made 13 total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended a pass.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Northwest Guilford was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Williams only rushed for 67.
North Davidson was taken down by Northwest Guilford 27-0 in their previous meeting back in August of 2023. Can North Davidson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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