West Johnston has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will host the Southern Wayne Saints at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully West Johnston focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Last Friday, West Johnston came up short against Fike and fell 39-32. The Wildcats gained 101 more yards on the day, but it was the Demons that made the best use of them.
Despite the defeat, West Johnston had strong showings from 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.
Meanwhile, 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 loss continues a trend for the Saints in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost four in a row.
West Johnston's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Southern Wayne, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything came up roses for West Johnston against Southern Wayne in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. Will West Johnston repeat their success, or does Southern Wayne have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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