Smithfield-Selma scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell to the West Johnston Wildcats 28-24. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 338th, while the Wildcats are ranked 155th).
The critical scores for West Johnston came from Josiah Wells and Tyion Washington.
Smithfield-Selma's loss was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for West Johnston, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-2.
Smithfield-Selma will welcome Southern Wayne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Smithfield-Selma is facing Southern Wayne at the right time seeing as Southern Wayne is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for West Johnston, they will head out to take on C.B. Aycock at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. C.B. Aycock's defense has only allowed 11.6 points per game this season, so West Johnston's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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