Corinth Holders put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victor by a 41-17 margin over the South Johnston Trojans. Fans of the Pirates have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Jaylon Holder had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 147 yards and three touchdowns on only 15 carries. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in September of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of David Jarman, who threw for 237 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Corinth Holders was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 226 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 218 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Corinth Holders' 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 Chase Desiata and Israel Daniel.
Although South Johnston took the loss, they still got scores from Holt Langston and Trent Messer.
Corinth Holders' victory ended a three-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-0. As for South Johnston, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. After each having a week off, Corinth Holders and Cleveland will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. Both might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 897 yards in their previous games. As for South Johnston, they will have plenty of time to ponder what went wrong as they've got a bye scheduled next week. After, they'll take on Smithfield-Selma at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th.
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