Football Preview: Forest Hills Yellow Jackets vs. Randleman Tigers
The Forest Hills Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to square off against the Randleman Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forest Hills will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Forest Hills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. Everything went their way against Lexington as Forest Hills made off with a 35-12 win. The Yellow Jackets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 23 points or more this season.
Forest Hills had a senior duo take command as Zach Dillworth threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.3% of his passes and Rodney Smith rushed for 88 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Smith didn't just play on offense: he also picked up 0.5 sacks and made three total tackles.
Forest Hills didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Curt Williams and Kemarion Massey.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Randleman, who bounced back after a loss on the road on November 1st. They strolled past East Gaston with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 30-13. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Warriors are ranked 246th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Randleman's victory came down to the chemistry between John Kirkpatrick and his top target Tyshaun Goldston. Kirkpatrick threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns while Goldston picked up 120 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Forest Hills has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 33.6 points per game. As for Randleman, their record now sits at 9-2.
Everything went Forest Hills' way against Randleman when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Forest Hills made off with a 35-14 win. Does Forest Hills have another victory up their sleeve, or will Randleman turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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