The South Johnston Trojans will face off against the West Johnston Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
West Johnston will take on a team with plenty of momentum: South Johnston extended their winning streak to four on Thursday. The Trojans breezed past Triton to the tune of 41-0. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Trojans just coasted through the last quarter.
Holt Langston had another great game (as he tends to do), rushing for 193 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries, while also picking up 48 receiving yards and one TD.
South Johnston's run defense was locked in: Triton could only muster 1.8 yards per carry. The team can thank Mason Weaver for the heroic effort on defense: he. South Johnston didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 14.8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask West Johnston). They blew past Western Harnett, posting a 35-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won seven in a row.
West Johnston didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Julian Geddie and Kaden Trotter.
South Johnston's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for West Johnston, their victory bumped their record up to 4-5.
South Johnston couldn't quite finish off West Johnston in their previous meeting back in November of 2024 and fell 30-27. Thankfully for the Trojans, Josiah Wells (who threw for 130 yards and three touchdowns, and also rushed for 61 yards and one score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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