The Holston Cavaliers will welcome the Johnson County Longhorns at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Holston comes in on three and Johnson County on eight.
Holston's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 42-0 win over Northwood on the road. Considering the Cavaliers have won five games by more than 23 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Johnson County's game on Friday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 14-7 victory over Gatlinburg-Pittman. The 14-point effort marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
It was another big night for Jace Stout, who rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Johnson County also got a significant boost from Juan Mejia, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 125 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Johnson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gatlinburg-Pittman only rushed for 75.
One reason for the win was Johnson County's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for seven sacks. The heavy lifting was done by Landell Walker and Jonathan Csillag, who racked up five sacks between them.
Holston pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Johnson County, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
Holston was taken down by Johnson County 43-6 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Will Holston have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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