Football Game Preview: Forsyth on Home-Turf

By Team Reports Sep 4, 2024, 3:30am

Football Preview: Forsyth Panthers vs. Marionville Comets

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The Forsyth Panthers will look to take advantage of their home-field for the first time this season as they take on the Marionville Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Forsyth is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Father Tolton. Forsyth took their game on the road on Friday with ease, bagging a 30-0 win over Father Tolton.

Meanwhile, Marionville came tearing into Friday's contest with 14 straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 35.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on Stockton/Sheldon with a sharp 36-14 victory.

Bryer Guerin was a one-man wrecking crew for Marionville as he rushed for 69 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 125 yards and two touchdowns while completing 90% of his passes. Guerin's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making four total tackles and defending a pass.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Marionville was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 182 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.

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