Smithfield-Selma lost against East Wake back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Smithfield-Selma Spartans fell 35-28 to the East Wake Warriors. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Johnavon Cox threw for 138 yards and two touchdowns on only six passes.
Davion Hurst was his top target, picking up 66 receiving yards. On the ground,
David Brasier rushed for 72 yards.
East Wake was led to victory by Khalee Batts and Maurice Maloy. Batts rushed for 123 yards and three touchdowns, while Maloy threw for 224 yards and two touchdowns while completing 81.3% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Batts a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of Maloy's aerial production (104 yards to be exact) went to Jamal Taybron, who also brought in two receiving touchdowns.
Smithfield-Selma's defeat dropped their record down to 1-9. As for East Wake, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-5.
Smithfield-Selma does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for East Wake, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Williams at 7:00 p.m. on November 15th. Williams will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something East Wake surely won't give up without a fight.
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