Locust Grove lost against Jones County back in September of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Locust Grove Wildcats had to suffer through a 48-13 loss at the hands of the Jones County Greyhounds. The Wildcats have struggled against the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Locust Grove lost, don't look at Armond Parker. Despite the final result, he threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 86 yards. That's the most rushing yards Parker has posted since back in August. 83 of Parker's passing yards were hauled in by Derrick Mimms.
Devin Edmonds was his usual excellent self, throwing for 308 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground for Jones County. Jaivon Solomon was another key player, picking up 140 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Locust Grove moved to 4-6 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Jones County, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Locust Grove does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Jones County, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against East Forsyth at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th.
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