South Johnston has gone 8-2 against Smithfield-Selma recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The South Johnston Trojans will play host again on Friday to welcome the Smithfield-Selma Spartans, where kickoff is scheduled at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Johnston lost 41-17 to Corinth Holders last Friday. The loss was the Trojans' first of the season.
Although South Johnston took the loss, they still got scores from Holt Langston and Trent Messer.
Meanwhile, Smithfield-Selma was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They took a blow against Jordan, falling 62-0. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 333rd, while the Falcons are ranked 38th).
South Johnston's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-1. As for Smithfield-Selma, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
South Johnston strolled past Smithfield-Selma when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 31-12. Will South Johnston repeat their success, or does Smithfield-Selma have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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