South Johnston hasn't had much luck against Hunt recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Johnston Trojans and the Hunt Warriors are set to duel. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Johnston will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points last Friday, then bounced right back against Southern Wayne on Friday. Everything went South Johnston's way against Southern Wayne as South Johnston made off with a 42-20 win. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 22 points or more this season.
Holt Langston continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Another player making a difference was Tyler Williams, who rushed for 23 yards and a touchdown.
South Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Isaac Barefoot and Kaleb Williams. Barefoot has been hot recently, having also posted at least one interception the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Hunt had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 39 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Warriors 10-7. The ten-point effort marked Hunt's lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
South Johnston now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Hunt, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-3.
South Johnston ended up a good deal behind Hunt in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, losing 34-19. Will South Johnston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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