Football Preview: Forest Park Rangers vs. South Spencer Rebels
Forest Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the South Spencer Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Forest Park's defense has only allowed 13.4 points per game this season, so South Spencer's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Forest Park will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Mt. Vernon, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Forest Park breezed by Mt. Vernon at home to the tune of 48-20 last Friday. The Rangers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Forest Park's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaxon Lueken, who rushed for 166 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Lueken has posted since back in October of 2023. Another back making a difference was Tyler Fetter, who rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 398 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, South Spencer came into Friday's matchup having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 27-16 victory over Pike Central last Friday.
Forest Park's record is now 4-1. As for South Spencer, their win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3.
Everything went Forest Park's way against South Spencer in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Forest Park made off with a 44-22 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Forest Park since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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