South Johnston was the 31-8 winner over East Wake when they last played one another back in October of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The South Johnston Trojans wound up with the same score they had in their last game (27-20), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Maddox Sills and Tyler Williams certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Sills picked up 89 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Williams threw for 252 yards and two touchdowns while completing 72.7% of his passes.
Maurice Maloy had an outrageously good game for East Wake as he threw for 236 yards and four touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes.
South Johnston's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for East Wake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-5.
South Johnston will venture away from home to face off against West Johnston at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. West Johnston is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning South Johnston will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for East Wake, they and Smithfield-Selma are set to duel on Friday.
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