J.H. Rose can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak dating back to last season thanks to their game on Thursday. They snuck past the South Central Falcons with a 20-15 win. The Rampants have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Falcons, too.
Tevin Council continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns on only 15 carries. Those 189 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: J.H. Rose was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 248 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 90.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three games they've averaged 170.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to J.H. Rose's defense and their three sacks. Wright Collins was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last six games he's played dating back to last season.
Although South Central took the loss, they still got scores from Clevon Akande and Da'Vaius Johnson.
J.H. Rose's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for South Central, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1.
J.H. Rose wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 41-21 win against Northside - Jacksonville on the 4th. As for South Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-14 defeat against New Bern on the 4th.
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