Football Preview: South Spencer Rebels vs. Forest Park Rangers
The South Spencer Rebels will take on the Forest Park Rangers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Spencer took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed last Friday. They came out on top against Pike Central by a score of 27-16. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Rebels as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Forest Park). They breezed by Mt. Vernon at home to the tune of 48-20 last Friday. The Rangers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 28 points or more this season.
Forest Park got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaxon Lueken out in front 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. Tyler Fetter was another key back, rushing 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.
South Spencer's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-3. As for Forest Park, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
South Spencer suffered a grim 44-22 defeat to Forest Park when the teams last played back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lueken, who rushed for 186 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries, and also picked up 30 receiving yards. Now that South Spencer knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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