Corinth Holders is 1-9 against Cleveland since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Cleveland is hoping to do what South Johnston couldn't last Friday: put an end to Corinth Holders' winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Corinth Holders' way against South Johnston as Corinth Holders made off with a 41-17 victory. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Jaylon Holder was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. He really tore up the turf during one magnificent 91-yard run. The team also got some help courtesy of David Jarman, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corinth Holders was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Corinth Holders' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Chase Desiata and Israel Daniel.
Meanwhile, while Cleveland put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for West Johnston. Cleveland claimed a resounding 47-0 win over West Johnston at home. The Rams' offense checked out after the first half but had enough points banked to take the game anyway.
Jackson Byrd had an outrageously good game as he threw for 249 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.2% of his passes. Deangelo Ruffin Jr was another key player, picking up 84 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Cleveland's defense stepped up as well, laying out Josiah Wells. five times. In that department, Darrell Herriott was the leader with two sacks. Another thorn in West Johnston's side was Aiden Stephenson, who picked up a sack and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Corinth Holders' victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for Cleveland, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. Corinth Holders has deployed a run-first offense that has averaged 233.3 rushing yards a game. Meanwhile, Cleveland has preferred to attack from the air: they average 275 passing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
Corinth Holders was taken down by Cleveland 51-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Byrd, who threw for 232 yards and three touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that Corinth Holders knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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