On Thursday, Rocky Mount Academy faced St. David in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rocky Mount Academy Eagles were the clear victor by a 35-12 margin over the St. David's Warriors. Considering the Eagles have won three matches by more than 22 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Cam Dawkins, who rushed for 150 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.4 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Gehrig Miller, who rushed for 89 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Rocky Mount Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 273 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 74.5 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three contests they've averaged 219.3.
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 really tore up the turf during one magnificent 85-yard run.
The victory made it two in a row for Rocky Mount Academy and bumps their season record up to 3-4. As for St. David's, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3 record this season.
Rocky Mount Academy will venture away from home to challenge Cary Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cary Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Rocky Mount Academy likes a good challenge. As for St. David's, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Faith Christian at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th.
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