A victory for South Stokes just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-14 loss at the hands of the Starmount Rams. While losing is never fun, the Sauras can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 376th, while the Rams are ranked 128th).
Although South Stokes took the loss, they still got scores from Elijah Tyler and Jamison Canty.
Starmount's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kinston Crater led the charge by rushing for 108 yards and two touchdowns on only ten carries. Jymir Billips was another key rusher, rushing for 98 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries.
South Stokes dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Starmount, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
South Stokes has already played their next contest, a 52-7 loss against East Wilkes on the 29th. As for Starmount, they will head out to face off against Elkin at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Starmount is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 46.7 points per game this season.
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