Football Preview: East Central Hornets vs. Johnson Jaguars
The East Central Hornets will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
East Central will head into Friday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Friday after soaring to a 50-point contest in their last game. They fell just short of Canyon by a score of 43-40. While the Hornets had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Cougars 19-15.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Johnson, who bounced back after a loss on the road on October 4th. They came out on top against Clemens on Thursday by a score of 42-21 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
It was another big night for Kael Hatnot, who rushed for 219 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Johnson was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 357 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
East Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Johnson, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
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