Football Preview: West Johnston Wildcats vs. Smithfield-Selma Spartans
The West Johnston Wildcats will face off against the Smithfield-Selma Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Johnston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.6 points per game this season.
If Smithfield-Selma heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when West Johnston took over last week. West Johnston enjoyed a cozy 28-14 victory over East Wake on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wildcats.
West Johnston's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB eight times. The heavy lifting was done by Kaden Trotter and Cooper Smith, who racked up six sacks between them. Smith also set a new season high mark in total tackles with eight. Another thorn in East Wake's side was Nick Avery, who picked up a sack and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Fike at home and fell 37-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Demons are ranked 133rd).
West Johnston's win bumped their record up to 4-2. As for Smithfield-Selma, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went West Johnston's way against Smithfield-Selma when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as West Johnston made off with a 27-6 victory. Will West Johnston repeat their success, or does Smithfield-Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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