Football Preview: Southern Wayne Saints vs. West Johnston Wildcats
Southern Wayne hasn't had much luck against West Johnston recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Southern Wayne Saints are taking a road trip to face off against the West Johnston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-6, which was the final score in Southern Wayne's tilt against East Wake on Friday. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, West Johnston came up short against Fike on Friday and fell 39-32. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Johnston's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Koby Mayle, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and Josiah Wells, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
Southern Wayne's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for West Johnston, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Southern Wayne took a serious blow against West Johnston in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 41-6. Thankfully for Southern Wayne, Dane Trum (who rushed for 45 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
