Football Preview: Mount Tabor Spartans vs. North Forsyth Vikings
Mount Tabor has gone 8-0 against North Forsyth recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Mount Tabor Spartans will head out to square off against the North Forsyth Vikings at 7:30 p.m.
Mount Tabor can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They lost 34-12 to Grimsley. 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 29th, while the Whirlies are ranked third).
Mount Tabor's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Lane Albright, who threw for 144 yards and a touchdown, and Snook Peterkin, who picked up 122 receiving yards and a touchdown. Peterkin's longest reception was for an incredible 71 yards.
Meanwhile, North Forsyth gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. Everything went their way against Forbush as North Forsyth made off with a 32-6 victory.
The critical scores for North Forsyth came from Domnick Mounce, Elias Kellum, and Eric Archie ,Jr.
North Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Xavier Johnson, Mounce, and Kellum picked up one apiece.
Mount Tabor took their win against North Forsyth in their previous matchup back in August of 2023 by a conclusive 28-6. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was North Forsyth's Lewis Green Iv, who rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Mount Tabor to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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