Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, West Craven couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Reidsville Rams by a score of 23-21 on Thursday. The game was a 8-8 toss-up at halftime, but the Eagles couldn't quite close it out.
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When it comes to explaining why West Craven lost, don't look at DJ Davis. Despite the final result, he rushed for 69 yards and a pair of scores, and also threw for 58 yards and one touchdown. Davis has been hot recently, having also posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played.
West Craven didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Xavier Cuthbertson.
Michael Smith had an outrageously good game for Reidsville as he rushed for 113 yards and a pair of TDs. The dominant performance also gave Smith a new career-high in rushing touchdowns (two). Frankie Galloway also helped out with an impressive 83 receiving yards.
West Craven's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-2. As for Reidsville, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
West Craven does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Reidsville, they will take on Brevard at 11:00 a.m. on the 13th.
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