After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Warren County, Southeast Halifax was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They never let the Rocky Mount Prep Jaguars onto the board and left with a 64-0 win. With that victory, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 26 points per game.
Southeast Halifax didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kanavieon McDaniel and Arthur Joseph. Southeast Halifax got some further help from Cameron Johnson: he picked up two sacks, forced a fumble, and made 15 total tackles.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Southeast Halifax was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 219 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 170 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
The win snapped Southeast Halifax's losing streak at three games and leaves them with a 2-5 record. As for Rocky Mount Prep, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6.
Southeast Halifax and North Edgecombe are set to duel on Friday. Southeast Halifax will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last. As for Rocky Mount Prep, they will stay at home for another week and welcome Northampton County at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rocky Mount Prep is facing Northampton County at the right time seeing as Northampton County is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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