Friday just wasn't the day for South Iredell's offense. They took a 6-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Statesville Greyhounds. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the Greyhounds are ranked 42nd).
Tyler Johnson rushed for 122 yards, and also threw for 153 yards on nine of 24 attempts.
Brody Hunt was his top target, picking up 97 receiving yards.
South Iredell now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Statesville, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. South Iredell will challenge Piedmont at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. South Iredell is no doubt hoping to put an end to a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. As for Statesville, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on North Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on September 20th.
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