Football Recap: Forest Park Panthers vs. M.L. King Lions
Forest Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the M.L. King Lions 61-14. The Panthers lost against the Lions in their previous head to head back in October of 2019, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 18-3 score last time.
Fredrico Jones was his usual excellent self, throwing for 175 yards and three touchdowns, while also rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns on only six carries for M.L. King. Jones has become a key player for M.L. King: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-5 otherwise. Zion Mcday was Jones' top target, picking up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Forest Park's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for M.L. King, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-6 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Forest Park will head out to challenge Mays at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mays will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Forest Park surely won't give up without a fight. As for M.L. King, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Central at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th.
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