Football Recap: Jones County Greyhounds vs. Locust Grove Wildcats
Jones County came tearing into Friday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 48-13 victory over the Locust Grove Wildcats. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by 21 points or more this season.
Devin Edmonds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. Jaivon Solomon was another key player, picking up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
When it comes to explaining why Locust Grove lost, don't look at Armond Parker. Despite the final result, he threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards. That's the most rushing yards Parker has posted since back in August. A healthy portion of Parker's aerial production (83 yards to be exact) went to Derrick Mimms.
Jones County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Locust Grove, they moved to 4-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Jones County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Locust Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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