After losing to Port St. Joe the last time they met, Holmes County decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Holmes County Blue Devils came out on top against the Port St. Joe Tiger Sharks by a score of 44-36 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Egan Segers went supernova for Holmes County, picking up 126 receiving yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 31 yards. Segers got the majority of those yards when he pulled down a pass and and took off for a gain of74 yards. Another player making a difference was Rayce Griffin, who threw for 126 yards and three touchdowns on only nine passes.
Holmes County's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Brandon Dean.
Despite the loss, Port St. Joe still got an impressive performance from Chance Gainer, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, and also threw for six yards and a touchdown while completing 100% of his passes. Eli Harris was in the mix as well, providing Port St. Joe with two touchdowns touchdowns.
Holmes County's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Port St. Joe, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Holmes County will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on Walton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Port St. Joe, they will head out to challenge Liberty County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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