North Davidson has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Oak Grove Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
North Davidson is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Montgomery Central 35-10 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Black Knights have posted since September 8, 2023.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove entered their tilt with Asheboro on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They took down the Blue Comets 45-28. Given the Grizzlies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 59th, while the Blue Comets are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Karson Williams, who rushed for 183 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 102 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jyden Barnes, who rushed for 112 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Oak Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
North Davidson's win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4. As for Oak Grove, their victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
North Davidson suffered a grim 31-7 defeat to Oak Grove in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. Thankfully for North Davidson, Connor Creech (who rushed for 35 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 147 yards and a touchdown on only 14 passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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