Football Preview: Forest Hill Patriots vs. Vicksburg Gators
Forest Hill hasn't had much luck against Vicksburg recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Forest Hill Patriots will be playing in front of their home fans against the Vicksburg Gators at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
After dropping their season opener at home, Vicksburg is headed out to face a Patriots squad ready to give their home crowd a win. Forest Hill lost 24-0 to Florence on Friday. The contest was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Patriots couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Vicksburg had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a 20-6 bruising from Holmes County Central on Friday.
Vicksburg might have lost, but man, DeCorey Knight, Jr was a machine: he rushed for 130 yards, and also picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown. Vicksburg also got a significant boost from Cedrick Blackmore, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 105 yards.
Blackmore wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Vicksburg was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Holmes County Central only rushed for 119.
Forest Hill was taken down by Vicksburg 33-6 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Forest Hill have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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