For the first time this season, North Iredell will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. After each having a week off, they and the Davie County War Eagles will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
North Iredell is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Pine Lake Prep: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Raiders blew the Pride out of the water with a 41-7 final score. The Raiders pushed the score to 34-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pride had little chance of recovering from.
North Iredell had a senior duo take command as Harold Jackson rushed for 145 yards and one TD on only ten carries and Kaleb Sales rushed for 95 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
North Iredell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 348 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Davie County). They claimed a resounding 31-0 victory over North Davidson. The War Eagles haven't had any issues with the Black Knights recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Davie County's win came from a few key players North Iredell will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jamarius Pelote, who rushed for 97 yards and one score on only eight carries. Another player making a difference was Noah Dulin, who picked up 114 receiving yards and one touchdown.
One reason for the win was Davie County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for four sacks. In that department, Connor Dixson was the leader with 2.5.
Davie County now has a winning record of 3-2. As for North Iredell, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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