Football Preview: South Forsyth War Eagles vs. Woodstock Wolverines
South Forsyth has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Woodstock Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. South Forsyth's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Woodstock's offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Forsyth's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top against Alpharetta by a score of 13-0. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked third, while the Raiders are ranked 95th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for South Forsyth came from Mya Wende and Reese Epstein.
South Forsyth didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sophia Vallianatos and Epstein.
Meanwhile, Woodstock had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They claimed a resounding 28-0 win over the Hornets. Considering the Wolverines have won five matchups by more than 20 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
South Forsyth pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 6.2 points per game. As for Woodstock, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season.
South Forsyth came up short against Woodstock in their previous matchup back in October, falling 19-6. Can South Forsyth avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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