Southern Wayne is 0-3 against West Johnston since September of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Southern Wayne Saints will head out on the road to face off against the West Johnston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 48-6, which was the final score in Southern Wayne's tilt against East Wake on Friday. The Saints were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, West Johnston came up short against Fike on Friday and fell 39-32. Despite 101 more yards than the Demons, the Wildcats couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
West Johnston's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Koby Mayle, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, and Josiah Wells, who threw for 223 yards and three touchdowns.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: West Johnston was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 253 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in August of 2023.
This is the second loss in a row for Southern Wayne and nudges their season record down to 1-3. As for West Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Southern Wayne took a serious blow against West Johnston in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 41-6. Thankfully for Southern Wayne, Dane Trum (who rushed for 45 yards and three touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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