Football Preview: Johnson County Longhorns vs. Holston Cavaliers
The Johnson County Longhorns are taking a road trip to take on the Holston Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson County will be coming into the match with an undefeated record on the line.
If Holston heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Johnson County took over last week. Johnson County came out on top against Gatlinburg-Pittman by a score of 14-7 on Friday. The 14-point effort marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jace Stout, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Juan Mejia, who rushed for 125 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Johnson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gatlinburg-Pittman only rushed for 75.
Johnson County didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Carter Rhudy and Kyle Sluder.
Meanwhile, while Holston put up plenty of points on Thursday, the same can't be said for Northwood. Holston simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Northwood 42-0 on the road. The matchup marked the Cavaliers' most dominant win of the season.
Johnson County pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Holston, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Everything came up roses for Johnson County against Holston when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 43-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Johnson County since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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