Johnson County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 14-7 win over the Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders. The 14-point effort marked the Longhorns' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jace Stout continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 135 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Juan Mejia handled things on the ground, rushing for 125 yards.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Johnson County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 260 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gatlinburg-Pittman only rushed for 75.
Johnson County's defense made their presence known, laying out John Keohane. seven times. The heavy lifting was done by Landell Walker and Jonathan Csillag, who racked up five sacks between them.
Johnson County's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Johnson County is taking a road trip to challenge Holston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Johnson County's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Holston's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Gatlinburg-Pittman, they will host Pigeon Forge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gatlinburg-Pittman is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29 points per game this season.
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