It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the South Johnston Trojans can now relate to. They took a 28-21 hit to the loss column at the hands of Currituck County on Friday. The matchup was a 14-14 toss-up at halftime, but South Johnston was outscored by Currituck County in the second.
South Johnston's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Aiden Williams, who rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Riley Adams, who threw for 232 yards and a touchdown.
Devin Duke looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 39 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 151 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes.
South Johnston bumped their record down to 6-5 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. The slump could be explained by some tough opposition over that stretch, namely Currituck County, Hunt, and C.B. Aycock. As for Currituck County, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
South Johnston does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Currituck County will head out on the road to face off against Fike at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fike is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
