North Johnston lost against Eastern Wayne back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The North Johnston Panthers lost to the Eastern Wayne Warriors at home by a 22-6 margin. The Panthers have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
North Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Daniel Turner and Charlie Barnes.
The critical scores for Eastern Wayne came from Jalen Harris, Tykel Battle, and Izeiah Oates.
With the defeat, North Johnston broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-3. As for Eastern Wayne, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. North Johnston will challenge Princeton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Princeton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 33.3 points per game this season. As for Eastern Wayne, they will venture away from home to face off against Goldsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Wayne also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 31.6 points per game.
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