Football Preview: North Forney Falcons vs. Forney Jackrabbits
The North Forney Falcons are on the road again on Friday to play the Forney Jackrabbits at 7:30 p.m. North Forney will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each matchup than the last.
North Forney is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lake Ridge 49-24 on Friday. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Eagles are ranked 465th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Legend Bey went supernova for North Forney, rushing for 240 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries, while also throwing for 229 yards and a touchdown on only 19 passes. Bey's longest rush was for an incredible 70 yards. Another player making a difference was Kellen Sanders, who rushed for 194 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: North Forney was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 501 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Forney over Boswell in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Forney blew Boswell out of the water with a 49-16 final score. The Jackrabbits pushed the score to 42-16 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pioneers had little chance of recovering from.
Javian Osborne was his usual excellent self, rushing for 114 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries, while also picking up 49 receiving yards and a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 114 rushing yards. Nelson Peterson Jr was another key player, having thrown for 253 yards and two touchdowns.
The win got North Forney back to even at 2-2. As for Forney, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. North Forney has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 268 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Forney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 200.5. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
North Forney came up short against Forney in their previous matchup back in September of 2021, falling 15-7. Can North Forney avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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