Football Preview: Forest Park Trojans vs. North Dickinson Nordics
Forest Park is 8-0 against North Dickinson since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Forest Park Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the North Dickinson Nordics at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Forest Park's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season.
Forest Park is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Michigan's top teams: Norway, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Forest Park was ranked 11th). Forest Park put the hurt on Norway with a sharp 42-20 victory on Friday. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Forest Park's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Vic Giuliani, who threw for 83 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Kevin Giuliani, who picked up 83 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Forest Park was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 183 rushing yards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, North Dickinson ended up a good deal behind Lake Linden-Hubbell on Saturday and lost 46-32. The defeat continues a trend for the Nordics in their matchups with the Lakes: they've now lost seven in a row.
Forest Park's victory bumped their record up to 3-0. As for North Dickinson, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Everything came up roses for Forest Park against North Dickinson in their previous matchup back in September of 2022 as the team secured a 54-16 win. Does Forest Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Dickinson turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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