Enterprise unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of the Corning Cardinals by a score of 42-40 on Friday. The Hornets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Cardinals apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in August of 2024.
Koby Johnson and Izaiah Mikell certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Johnson gained 311 total yards and three touchdowns, while Mikell rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Mikell didn't just play on offense: he also made three total tackles and defended one pass.
Kaleb Flournoy went supernova For Corning., rushing for 201 yards and three scores while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. Those 201 rushing yards gave Flournoy a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Jones, who picked up 73 receiving yards and a pair of TDs.
Enterprise has already played their next matchup, a 32-3 defeat against Oakland Tech on the 5th. As for Corning, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next game, a 42-7 win against University Prep on the 5th.
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