The Austin-East Roadrunners will head out on the road to challenge the Johnson County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Austin-East will be strutting in after a win while Johnson County will be coming in after a loss.
Johnson County is hoping to do what Scott couldn't on Friday: put an end to Austin-East's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Austin-East put the hurt on Scott with a sharp 30-7 victory.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Michael Gladney and Dimere Ligon. Gladney rushed for 121 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry while Ligon rushed for 77 yards and two touchdowns.
Austin-East was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 245 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Despite a strong season so far, Johnson County has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Unicoi County by a score of 10-7 on Friday. The game marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Austin-East's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Johnson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. Austin-East has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 160.6 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Johnson County struggles in that department as they've been averaging 228.3. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Everything came up roses for Austin-East against Johnson County when the teams last played back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 41-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Austin-East since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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