Smoky Mountain came tearing into Friday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They strolled past the West Henderson Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 47-28. For the Mustangs, this counts as revenge for the 28-13 win the Falcons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Smoky Mountain had a senior duo take command as Jarek Jones rushed for 253 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 14.9 yards per carry and Ayden Johnson rushed for 260 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.0 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave Jones a new career-high in rushing yards.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Smoky Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 513 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in five consecutive games.
When it comes to explaining why West Henderson lost, don't look at Zane Mccraw. Despite the final result, he rushed for 114 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 60 receiving yards.
Smoky Mountain pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for West Henderson, they moved to 6-3 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Smoky Mountain will challenge Franklin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Franklin's defense has only allowed 14.6 points per game this season, so Smoky Mountain's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for West Henderson, it'll be Battle of the Birds when Falcons dukes it out withEast Henderson at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Henderson is facing East Henderson at the right time seeing as East Henderson is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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