Football Preview: Wylie East Raiders vs. Forney Jackrabbits
Two dominant signal callers in Howard Fisher IV and Nelson Peterson Jr are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Wylie East Raiders will square off against the Forney Jackrabbits at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Wylie East is looking to tack on another W to their nine-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Wylie East is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Wylie: they outscored them in every quarter. Wylie East strolled past Wylie with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 23-6. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas football rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Pirates are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for Wylie East came from King Baribe and Fisher IV.
Special teams played a big role in the game for Wylie East, adding 11 points to the final score. All came courtesy of Michael Delaney: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
Meanwhile, Forney gave up the first points last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with a 56-46 victory over Rockwall-Heath. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Jackrabbits.
Forney relied on the efforts of Javian Osborne, who rushed for 214 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 9.3 yards per carry, and Peterson Jr, who rushed for 128 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. Those 214 rushing yards gave Osborne a new career-high. Another player making a difference was DJ Page, who picked up 152 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Wylie East's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Forney, the victory got them back to even at 5-5.
Friday's contest might be decided in the on the ground. Wylie East has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 227 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Forney struggles in that department as they've been averaging 229.7. It's looking like Friday's match might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Wylie East beat Forney 50-43 in their previous meeting back in November of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Forney's Devon Rideaux, who threw for 480 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.4 yards per attempt. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Wylie East to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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