It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Johnson County can now relate to. They fell 25-13 to the Austin-East Roadrunners on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for the Longhorns in their matchups with the Roadrunners: they've now lost three in a row.
Although Johnson County took the loss, they still got scores from Connor Gibson and Colton Grindstaff.
A big part of Austin-East's win came down to the chemistry between Juwaan Troutman and his top target Nymire Jackson. Troutman picked up 125 receiving yards and three touchdowns while Jackson threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. Troutman was no stranger to the big play, cutting upfield on a catch that went for 55 yards.
Johnson County's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-3. As for Austin-East, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-7.
Johnson County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Austin-East, they will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Alcoa. Alcoa will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something Austin-East surely won't give up without a fight.
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