Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Smoky Mountain). They claimed a resounding 53-6 victory over the East Henderson Eagles at home. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-0.
Ayden Johnson had a dynamite game for Smoky Mountain, rushing for 253 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. Johnson is crushing it when it comes to rushing yards: he's rushed for at least 154 every time he's taken the field this season. Rylee Smith was in the mix as well, providing Smoky Mountain with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Smoky Mountain was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 618 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since the start of last season.
The win snapped Smoky Mountain's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-3 record. As for East Henderson, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Smoky Mountain is taking a road trip to take on Tuscola at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Smoky Mountain will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for East Henderson, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Pisgah at 5:00 p.m. East Henderson's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five matches, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
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