Football Preview: Forest Hill Falcons vs. Santaluces Chiefs
Forest Hill is 4-0 against Santaluces since September of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. After each having a week off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 6:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Forest Hill is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 31 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against John Carroll Catholic last Friday. They took a blow against the Rams, falling 48-8. The match marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Meanwhile, a win for Santaluces just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They came up short against Midland, falling 56-31.
Despite the defeat, Santaluces got top-tier performance from Jamar Browder, who picked up 208 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Another player making a difference was Jorris Shephard, who threw for 124 yards and two touchdowns.
Forest Hill's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Santaluces, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Forest Hill against Santaluces in their previous meeting back in October of 2021, as the squad secured a 43-6 victory. Will Forest Hill repeat their success, or does Santaluces have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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