The South Davidson Wildcats will head out to challenge the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Davidson will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, South Davidson took a blow against North Rowan, falling 55-13. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Meanwhile, Lexington never let their opponents score on Friday. They really took it to East Davidson for the full four quarters, racking up a 57-0 victory on the road. The game marked the Yellowjackets' most dominant win of the season so far.
It was another big night for Qwazir Craven, who rushed for 173 yards and three touchdowns on only 13 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 50 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Henderson, who threw for 113 yards and three touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 337 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted was before the start of last season.
Lexington's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of K'Brian Robinson and Naquel Wood. Robinson has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last three times he's played.
South Davidson's loss dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Lexington, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
South Davidson took a serious blow against Lexington when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 48-21. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Davidson was down 36-14.
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