On Thursday, St. David faced Rocky Mount Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The St. David's Warriors came up short against the Rocky Mount Academy Eagles, falling 35-12. The matchup marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Despite the loss, St. David's still got an impressive performance from Benjamin Young Iii, who rushed for 295 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Young Iii's longest rush was for an incredible 85 yards.
St. David's wouldn't let Rocky Mount Academy keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Young Iii led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself. Luke Deihl also set a new season high mark in total tackles with 13.
Even though they lost, St. David's was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 288 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in six consecutive games.
Cam Dawkins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry for Rocky Mount Academy. The dominant performance gave Dawkins a new career-high in rushing yards. Rocky Mount Academy also got a significant boost from Gehrig Miller, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 89 yards.
St. David's has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season. As for Rocky Mount Academy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
St. David's will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Faith Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. As for Rocky Mount Academy, they will take on Cary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary Christian will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Rocky Mount Academy surely won't give up without a fight.
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