After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Sandy Creek, Johnson-Brock was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Exeter-Milligan/Friend Bobcats by a score of 30-20.
Hayden Gravatt went supernova for Johnson-Brock, rushing for 161 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.5 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Johnson-Brock's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Casen Dalinghaus and Garrison Bowhay. Dalinghaus also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, forcing a fumble, making four total tackles, and defending two passes in addition to snagging an interception.
Although Exeter-Milligan/Friend took the loss, they still got scores from Mikey Bartu and Aidan Vavra.
Johnson-Brock's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-1. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1.
Johnson-Brock will head out to take on Southern at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Exeter-Milligan/Friend, they will host Shelby-Rising City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Exeter-Milligan/Friend focused on turnovers this week as team gave up six on Friday.
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