Football Preview: North Forney Falcons vs. Wylie Pirates
The North Forney Falcons will challenge the Wylie Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Forney will be strutting in after a win while Wylie will be coming in after a defeat.
North Forney took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Rockwall by a score of 47-40. The high-scoring effort was just what the Falcons needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Legend Bey and Brent Rickert. Bey had a great game and rushed for 198 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. Meanwhile, Rickert did his best for the losing side, throwing for 158 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Wylie finally came back down to earth on Thursday. The contest between them and Wylie East wasn't particularly close, with Wylie falling 23-6. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Even if they lost, Wylie's defense still kept up the pressure with four sacks. Jayden Njoroge was especially locked on to Wylie East's QB and sacked him twice. Another thorn in Wylie East's side was Harrison Vicic, who picked up a sack and made 17 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
North Forney pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.3 points per game. As for Wylie, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-4.
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