The Harrison County Thorobreds/Fillies will challenge the Johnson Central Golden Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Harrison County has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Johnson Central will arrive with ten straight victories.
Harrison County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Newport on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Thorobreds/Fillies were dealt a 46-7 loss at the hands of the Wildcats. The Thorobreds/Fillies were down 40-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Harrison County saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Hunter Jones rushed for 76 yards and one score.
Meanwhile, Johnson Central got themselves on the board against Blazer two weeks ago, but Blazer never followed suit. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Tomcats 35-0. The Golden Eagles might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 20 points or more this season.
Harrison County better keep an eye on Logan Music. He was instrumental in Johnson Central's win, rushing for 103 yards and one TD on only nine carries. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan Morrow, who rushed for 85 yards and one touchdown on only 11 carries.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Johnson Central proved: they limited Blazer to a paltry -1.2 yards per carry. The Golden Eagles didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.5.
Johnson Central's record is now 10-0. As for Harrison County, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.
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