The John Battle Trojans had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.7 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They took a 25-13 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gate City. That makes it the first time this season John Battle has let down their home crowd.
John Battle's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Gate City, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-3.
John Battle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Gate City is also done with their season.