After flying high against Triton last Thursday, South Johnston came back down to earth. The South Johnston Trojans lost 41-17 to the Corinth Holders Pirates on Friday. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Although South Johnston took the loss, they still got scores from Holt Langston and Trent Messer.
Jaylon Holder had a dynamite game for Corinth Holders, rushing for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. The bulk of thoserushing yards came from one huge play: a run that gained an incredible 91 yards. David Jarman was another key player, throwing for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
South Johnston's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Corinth Holders, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. South Johnston will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Smithfield-Selma at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. As for Corinth Holders, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the victory as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Cleveland at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 897 yards in their previous games.
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